Register of Private Water Supplies in Northern Ireland as of December 2019

A spatial dataset of 100m by 100m squares randomly placed around registered private water supplies in Northern Ireland. The register includes supplies to public or commercial premises or two or more private dwellings, as required by the Private Water Supplies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017. This dataset was created by the Drinking Water Inspectorate on 31st December 2019 and superseded on 24th April 2020.

Use Cases

• Map the distribution of private water supplies based on the described spatial polygons.
• Analyze regulatory coverage for water quality monitoring based on the register of supplies.
• Identify areas served by non-public water sources for infrastructure planning based on the described supply locations.
• Create dashboards for environmental health oversight based on the described visualisation and analysis capabilities.

Strengths

• Data is explicitly spatial, provided as polygons in multiple geospatial formats (KML, ESRI SHAPE, GEOJSON).
• Includes both currently and historically monitored supplies, providing a temporal dimension to the register.
• Created under a statutory requirement (The Private Water Supplies Regulations), suggesting an authoritative source.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• The dataset was superseded in April 2020; the provided snapshot is from December 2019 and may not be current.
• The 100m squares are described as 'randomly' placed around supplies, which may limit precise location analysis.

Provenance

Source

Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI), Northern Ireland

Collection Method

Statutory register maintained under The Private Water Supplies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017.

Time Range

Snapshot as of 31 December 2019; includes historical records.

Freshness

Snapshot from 31 December 2019; last update date is unknown.

Geography

Northern Ireland