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Based on this screening report and the accompanying tables in Annex 1 and 2, the Department of the Environment considers that the draft 2014 River Basin Management Plans do not require strategic environmental assessment because the draft plans constitute minor modifications to

This screening matrix contains a record of the screening required by Regulation 43(1) of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (as amended), in accordance with the Habitats Directive (Council Directive 92/43/EEC).

This document outlines what we have done about the Freshwater Fish Directive (FFD) which was revoked on 22 December 2013 as part of the Water Framework Directive (WFD).

Annex VIIA (paragraph 8) of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires Member States to include ‘a register of any more detailed programmes and management plans for the River Basin District dealing with particular sub-basins, sectors, issues or water types, together wi

Northern Ireland has the capacity to make savings and avoid huge costs through the development and implementation of River Basin Management Plans (RBMPs).

This document relates to the assessment of costs and benefits of the additional measures identified for the second river basin planning cycle (2015-2021) in the draft RBMPs which were published at the end of 2014.

Report on the north eastern river basin management plan 2015-2021

Report on the north western river basin management plan 2015-2021

Report on the neagh bann river basin management plan 2015-2021

DARD European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Draft Investment Proposals

This document outlines the steps a business must take if they undertake processes or activities that create food waste.

Farming is a vital industry in Northern Ireland, however farming can have a major impact on water quality and can affect the quantity of water available.

Sewage discharges can contain a wide range of substances, such as nutrients, organic matter, ammonia, faecal pathogens, toxic substances (from industrial effluent, household chemicals and road run-off) and sewage-related debris.

Forests and their management can affect the quantity and quality of water moving through catchments. Although providing many positive benefits, forests have the potential to negatively impact on the environment.

Sediment is an essential, integral and dynamic part of our water environment. However, where human activities interfere with sediment quantity or quality, sediment management becomes necessary.

A large proportion of rainwater in urban areas falls on roads, footpaths, driveways, car parks and other impermeable surfaces.

Pollution of surface waters can occur as a result of rainfall run-off from the land area around a quarry or mine, hydrocarbon or herbicide spills, excess herbicide or fertiliser applications and runoff from soil and spoil heaps which may contain toxic metals and phosphates.

Pollution of groundwater and surface waters can occur when there is seepage from the residues or waste products contained in old waste disposal sites (including old un-lined landfills).

A vast range of chemicals are used every day, both at home and at work. These chemicals can enter the environment by many diverse routes, ranging from emissions from industry and sewage treatment works to run-off from roads or farms.

The effect abstraction has on the environment depends on the amount and timing of the abstraction and the location and amount of water that may be returned after it has been used.