Public Consultation Events
Please click on the image below to view the advert providing details of public information events on the draft River Basin Management Plans. See below for further information.
Click here for the Draft River Basin Management Plan download area. See www.wfdireland.ie for further supporting documentation on the draft River Basin Management Plans.
Welcome!
Welcome to our website which seeks to provide information on the Neagh Bann International River Basin District and also the NS SHARE project. We will present project reports and interactive maps here to allow the visitor have access to information about their area and the implementation of the Water Framework Directive.
About the Neagh and Bann region
Lough Neagh is situated in the centre of Northern Ireland. It is the largest freshwater lake in Ireland and is very shallow for its size. The Upper Bann is one of six major rivers that flow into the Lough, while the lake drains through the Lower Bann River from the north end of the Lough at Toome to the sea on the north coast of Northern Ireland. The rivers flowing into Lough Neagh drain about 43% of Northern Ireland, plus part of County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland. There is no incursion of seawater into Lough Neagh.
Lough Neagh itself has several local, national and international environmental designations. It was designated as a Ramsar site in 1976 because of the very large numbers of wintering wildfowl. The Lough is used as a source of drinking water for Belfast. Many of the local people make a living from the Lough, mainly from fishing (including an eel fishery), but sand extraction also occurs.
The Neagh Bann River Basin District
The Neagh Bann International River Basin District (RBD) is one of three RBDs that together form the North South Shared Aquatic Resource (NS Share) Project. This project is supported by the EU INTERREG IIIA Programme for Ireland/Northern Ireland. It was set up to implement the objectives of the Water Framework Directive in the region. This Directive is the most substantial and innovative piece of European Union water legislation to date. It sets out a detailed framework for the protection, improvement and sustainable use of our waters.
The views and opinions represented through this website are those of the NS SHARE project alone and do not purport to represent policy of any government.
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