Groundwater Drinking Water Protected Areas (DWPA's)

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Dataset information

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English
Keywords
DAERA, 2nd cycle, NIEA, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Science, NI, Water Framework Directive, GW, groundwater, DWPA, 2016, drinking water protected area, WFD
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<div style='text-align: left;'><div><div><p><font size='3'><font color='#000000'><font color='#000000' face='Calibri'>Groundwater Drinking Water Protected Areas (DWPA's) submitted as part of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) 2nd cycle reporting in 2016.<span style='mso-spacerun: yes;'>  </span>The extent of each protected area was created by NIEA Land &amp; Groundwater team.</font></font></font></p><p><font size='3'><font color='#000000'><font color='#000000' face='Calibri'><font color='#000000' face='Calibri'>In order to provide water for people to drink we abstract raw water from reservoirs, rivers and the ground (known as groundwater).<span style='mso-spacerun: yes;'>  </span>These areas are referred to a Drinking Water Protected Areas (DWPAs) within the Water Framework Directive. Where necessary this raw water is treated to purify it for us to drink.</font></font></font></font></p><font size='3'><p><font color='#000000'> <font color='#000000' face='Calibri'>Groundwater DWPA's include areas where water is/ can be abstracted for public or private drinking water supplies, for direct inclusion within food (e.g. cooking or food preparation including processing, preservation or marketing of products or substances intended for human consumption), but not water intended for indirect uses such as spray irrigation.</font></font></p><p> </p></font><p></p><p><span><span style='text-align: left; color: rgb(47, 60, 22); text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12.24px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; word-spacing: 0px; float: none; display: inline !important; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;'><font face='Times New Roman'></font></span></span></p><p><span></span></p><p><span></span></p><p><span></span></p></div></div></div>
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