NIEL Recommendations
- Allocation of adequate resources to support the full implementation of European Water Policy, and particularly the Water Framework Directive
- Effective implementation of the NI Long–term Water Strategy
- That water abstraction does not damage rivers, lakes and wetlands (i.e. keep wetlands wet)
- Restoration of Northern Ireland’s water–dependent protected areas
- Sustainable drainage to manage runoff from roads and buildings (and prevent pollution from entering rivers)
- Upgrading of sewage systems to reduce damaging discharges into the natural environment
- Implement flood management schemes that work with natural processes
- Capacity building among farmers (advice, training) and payments to deliver a healthy freshwater environment
- Greater water efficiency in homes, buildings, and businesses by raising awareness of the true value of water as a natural resource to be safeguarded for the future
- Full implementation of River Basin Management Plans
- Integrated land management to deliver high quality freshwater environments
Links
- Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
- Friends of the Earth NI
- Habitas
- Lough Neagh and Lower Bann Advisory Committee
- Lough Neagh Partnership
- NetRegs
- Northern Ireland Environment Agency
- Rivers Agency
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
- The Rivers Trust
- Ulster Angling Federation
- Wildfowl and Wetland Trust
