Authorised Sheep Dip Disposal Areas in Northern Ireland

2009 data compiled by the Government Digital Service shows fields across Northern Ireland with approved authorisations for discharging hazardous substances or non-hazardous pollutants to protect groundwater. This spatial layer primarily covers sheep dip disposal and some plant protection products. The data is being updated.

Use Cases

• Map and monitor compliance with groundwater protection regulations based on the authorised disposal areas.
• Assess environmental risk from agricultural chemicals based on the spatial distribution of approved discharge sites.
• Plan land-use and agricultural zoning based on known locations of hazardous substance disposal.
• Conjoin spatial data with hydrological models based on the geospatial layer of disposal authorisations.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats (KML, ESRI SHAPE, GEOJSON) for interoperability.
• The dataset is explicitly tied to a specific legal framework (The Groundwater Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009).

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Compiled for regulatory authorisation under The Groundwater Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009.

Time Range

Compiled in 2009.

Freshness

Data was compiled in 2009 and is being updated, but the last update date is unknown.

Geography

Northern Ireland.