Register of Private Water Supplies in Northern Ireland (2018)

Northern Ireland's register of private water supplies intended for human consumption, as required by the Private Water Supplies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017. The dataset was created by the Drinking Water Inspectorate on 9th August 2018 and is represented as 100m by 100m spatial squares around registered supplies. It was superseded on 21st March 2019.

Use Cases

• Map the distribution of private water supplies based on the spatial polygon layer
• Monitor regulatory compliance for supplies to public or commercial premises mentioned in the description
• Assess potential public health risks for supplies serving two or more private dwellings
• Create dashboards for visualizing water supply coverage as indicated in the analysis section

Strengths

• Data is tied to a specific legal framework: The Private Water Supplies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017
• Provides a spatial representation (polygons) of registered supplies
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including KML, ESRI SHAPE, and GEOJSON

Limitations

• Dataset was superseded in March 2019; it is not the current version
• Only includes sites being monitored by the Drinking Water Inspectorate at the time of creation
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download

Provenance

Source

Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI), Northern Ireland

Collection Method

Register compiled as required by regulation, with spatial squares randomly described around registered supplies.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 9th August 2018

Freshness

Dataset is outdated; it was created on 9th August 2018 and superseded on 21st March 2019.

Geography

Northern Ireland