Register of Private Water Supplies in Northern Ireland (October 2020)

A spatial dataset of 100m by 100m squares randomly placed around registered private water supplies in Northern Ireland. The Drinking Water Inspectorate maintains this register for supplies to public, commercial, or multiple private dwellings, as required by the 2017 regulations. This version was created on 7th October 2020 and superseded on 6th January 2021.

Use Cases

• Map the distribution of private water supplies based on the spatial polygon layer.
• Monitor compliance with the Private Water Supplies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 using the registry data.
• Analyze historical and current monitoring status of water supplies for public or commercial premises.
• Create dashboards for water safety oversight based on the described visualisation and analysis capabilities.

Strengths

• Spatial data is provided in multiple standard formats (KML, ESRI SHAPE, GEOJSON, CSV, JSON).
• Dataset scope is clearly defined by the 2017 regulations and includes both current and historical monitoring records.
• Explicit creation and supersession dates (October 2020, January 2021) are provided for version control.

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• Last update date is unknown; the dataset was superseded in January 2021, indicating it is not current.

Provenance

Source

Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI), Northern Ireland.

Collection Method

Registry created as required by The Private Water Supplies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017.

Time Range

Includes supplies monitored at the time of creation (October 2020) and historical records.

Freshness

Dataset was superseded on 6 January 2021; current status is unknown.

Geography

Northern Ireland.