Register of Private Water Supplies in Northern Ireland (March 2019)

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 under the Private Water Supplies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017. This dataset was created on March 21, 2019, and was superseded on June 5, 2019.

Use Cases

• Map the distribution of private water supplies based on the spatial polygon layer.
• Monitor compliance and risk for human consumption water sources based on the regulatory register.
• Create dashboards for public health oversight based on the described visualisation and analysis capabilities.
• Identify areas reliant on non-utility water for drinking, cooking, or food preparation based on the registration criteria.

Strengths

• Data is explicitly tied to a legal requirement (The Private Water Supplies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017).
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (KML, ESRI SHAPE, GEOJSON) for interoperability.
• Published under the Open Government Licence for clear reuse terms.

Limitations

• Dataset was superseded in June 2019; it is not the current version.
• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Only sites monitored by the Drinking Water Inspectorate at the time of creation are included, which may not be exhaustive.

Provenance

Source

Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI), Northern Ireland

Collection Method

Register compiled as required by regulation, with spatial squares randomly described around supply locations.

Time Range

Snapshot as of March 21, 2019.

Freshness

Superseded; last known update was June 5, 2019.

Geography

Northern Ireland