Surface Drinking Water Protected Areas

<div style='text-align:left;'><div><div><p><span>The European Water Framework Directive was transposed to national legislation through the Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017. The Water (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 ensures that the Water Framework Directive (WFD) (as transposed) and the various supporting pieces of water legislation remain implemented in Northern Ireland as National legislation. </span></p><p><span>Surface Drinking Water Protected Areas as defined by Article 10 of the Water Framework Directive were identified as part of the 2nd Cycle in 2016. The protected areas were created from the 2016 updated 450 river water bodies with input and agreement from Northern Ireland Water. This layer forms part of the designated protected areas as defined under the Water Framework Directive legislation.</span></p><p><span><span>There are no plans to update the Surface Drinking Water Protected Areas</span></span></p><p></p><p><span></span></p></div></div></div>《欧洲水框架指令》通过2017年《水环境（水框架指令）条例（北爱尔兰）》被转化为国内立法。2019年《水（修订）（北爱尔兰）（欧盟脱欧）条例》确保经转化后的《水框架指令》（Water Framework Directive，WFD）及各类配套水法规，仍以国内立法形式在北爱尔兰得以实施。 2016年第二轮评估周期中，依据《水框架指令》第10条定义的地表饮用水保护区（Surface Drinking Water Protected Areas）完成识别工作。该保护区以2016年更新后的450个河流水体为基础划定，并经北爱尔兰水务公司（Northern Ireland Water）提供相关信息且确认同意。此地理图层属于《水框架指令》相关法规所界定的指定保护区范畴。 目前暂无更新地表饮用水保护区的相关计划。