Register of Private Water Supplies in Northern Ireland, January 2021

A January 2021 spatial dataset from the Drinking Water Inspectorate registers private water supplies for human consumption in Northern Ireland. It contains polygons representing 100m by 100m squares randomly placed around registered supplies, including both current and historically monitored locations. The data was created by the Government Digital Service and superseded in March 2021.

Use Cases

• Visualizing the spatial distribution of private water supplies based on the polygon layer.
• Analyzing regulatory coverage for water safety based on the register of monitored supplies.
• Identifying areas reliant on non-public water sources for human consumption based on the supply locations.

Strengths

• Dataset provides a specific spatial representation using 100m by 100m square polygons.
• Includes both current and historically monitored private water supplies, offering temporal context.
• Created by an authoritative government body, the Drinking Water Inspectorate, for regulatory purposes.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• The dataset was superseded in March 2021, indicating it is not the current version.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data attributes require inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI), Northern Ireland

Collection Method

Compiled as a statutory register required by The Private Water Supplies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017.

Time Range

Data reflects the register as of January 2021, including historical records.

Freshness

Dataset is historical, created on 6th January 2021 and superseded on 30th March 2021.

Geography

Northern Ireland