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With a thaw forecast for tomorrow, NI Water is calling on farmers to help check water supplies for leaks and bursts this weekend. NI Water is asking farmers to inspect all drinking troughs, sheds, yards, taps and outhouses which have a water supply.

Farmers reminded to check all water supplies for leaks or bursts as thaw sets in

NI Water is asking farmers to check all water supplies for frozen pipes before the thaw this weekend.

Farmers reminded to check all water supplies for leaks or bursts to avoid excess...

Aerial view of construction at Dungannon Wastewater Treatment Works

Work to upgrade Dungannon Wastewater Treatment Works progressing

Water samples are being taken along Ballyholme Beach and Cotton River. Picture: Ards and North Down Council

Ballyholme beach study extended to investigate winter water quality

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Water quality study at Ballyholme Beach is extended until February

Sam McManus AECOM, Sara Venning, WaterAid NI President, Mark Geddis TES-CAW, and Joe Cunningham from Farrans Construction.

Local WaterAid NI Committee takes guests back to the 80s

The NI Water team including main contractor Murphy Dawson WAM & McAdam Design.

Take a look around the new Avish pumping station

Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir pictured with a range of stakeholders on the shores of Lough Neagh where they discussed the new Lough Neagh Report and Action Plan earlier this year. (Pic: Brian Thompson)

Together we can find solutions to Lough Neagh – Muir

(L-R) NI Water Project Manager Mark Richardson, Sean McGlinchey BSG, and Colum O’Hare from AECOM pictured on site at Lough Island Reavy Reservoir. Picture: Michael Cooper

Kilcoo improvement scheme is progressing well

NI Water is issuing advice on safe dog walking in the Mournes.

Livestock worrying is a major concern in the Mournes

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Motorists urged to check out city centre parking options

An aerial view of the treatment works at Seagahan

Co Armagh upgrade now complete

Ensure you have a good understanding of the layout of pipework within your land. (Pic: NI Water)

NI Water asks farmers to check for leaks

Pictured with their CCS Bronze Award on the site of the new £8m Ballygawley WwTW which is currently under construction are L-R: Graham Watson and Conrad Boylan of GRAHAM and Will Gibson, Senior Project Manager NI Water. (Pic: Freelance)

Hat-trick for NI Water’s considerate constructors

NI Water is reminding farmers to carefully store, handle and dispose of their pesticides safely this summer. (Pic supplied)

Protect water quality by storing, handling and disposing pesticides safely

Portaferry Road team with old & new pumps: (L-R) Matthew Lundy, Tzvetelina Bogoina, Mark Mitchell (all NI Water), Charles Purce GRAHAM, Peter Ferguson NI Water, David Slevin (GRAHAM) and Aaron Magerr (RPS).Picture: Michael Cooper

NI Water reaches investment milestone
NI Water has marked the halfway mark in its Price Control (PC) 21 programme of base maintenance work with the completion of a £16m investment in its portfolio of wastewater pumping stations (WwPS).
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NI Water is providing advice on how to apply pesticides using the best practice to protect the quality of our water.

NI Water is launching its draft ‘Water Resource & Supply Resilience Plan’

Farmers should apply pesticides using the instructions on the container and following best practice guidelines from DAERA.

Advice from NI Water on applying pesticides

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NI Water convicted over incident at Co Down river

Farmers should apply pesticides using the instructions on the container and following best practice guidelines from DAERA.

Advice from NI Water on applying pesticides

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O'Dowd rules out introduction of domestic water charges

Judith, Susannah and Stephen McClenahan.

Watch: Visitors see around Water Treatment Works

Be mindful of water sources this slurry spreading season. Pic: NI Water

Take care when spreading slurry near water

NI Water has launched its Developer Services campaign. Picture: Michael Cooper

You must contact NI Water if you are planning to build

The scheme will be closing its applications shortly on Friday 16th February. This is the last chance to join this fantastic scheme which will collect unwanted or out-of-date Herbicides, Weed-Killer, Sheep Dip, Insecticide Sprays, Rodenticides, Fungicide Sprays, Veterinary medicines, and empty containers. Pic: Brian Morrison

Last call for chemical disposal scheme

Only spread slurry and fertilisers when conditions are suitable. (Pic supplied by NI Water)

Farmers urged to protect water resources when spreading slurry

UFU president David Brown

Registration to open soon for scheme
NI Water is delighted to announce that a Farm Chemical Disposal Scheme is now open in the River Faughan and Lower Bann Priority catchment areas.
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A frozen drinking trough in Fermanagh

NI Water has launched its annual ‘Be Prepared for Winter’ campaign.

A look back at the Fofanny Clear Water Tank under construction.

£9m Co Down scheme completed

John McClenaghan from UFU on UTV's Up Close. Picture: Submitted

Next UTV ‘Up Close’ dives deep into the pollution crisis in Lough Neagh

Spreading near water. (Pic supplied by NI Water)

Protect water quality when spreading slurry over the next few weeks

River Bann crossing in progress. (Pic: Rex Media)

£5.7 million South Down Water Improvement Scheme progressing well

Soft rush controlled by weed wiping with glyphosate. Pic: DAERA

This event is open to anyone in the area

NI Water is reminding parents and young people about the dangers of playing near treatment works, reservoirs, construction sites and tunnels. Pic: NI Water

NI Water issues safety warning

This scheme will provide 100 per cent funded measures for landowners and farmers within the Clay Lake catchment area to make environmental/water quality improvements for their farm business.

NI Water launches ‘Farming for Water’ scheme to protect drinking water supplies

Pictured (left-right are) Barra Best, BBCNI, Pamela Arthurs, CEO, EBR, Ewan Hunter, Head of Fisheries, AFBI, Averil Gannon, DHLGH, Ciarán McGonigle, Director, Aquaculture & Shellfisheries, Loughs Agency, Gina McIntyre, CEO, SEUPB, Paul Harper, Director, Asset Delivery, NI Water, Tracey Teague, Deputy Secretary, Environment, Marine & Fisheries, DAERA, Eleanor Roche, Head of Environmental Regulation & Compliance, Uisce Éireann and Kevin Stewart, DHLGH. Picture: Michael Cooper

EU-funded SWELL project makes positive impact on Carlingford Lough and Lough Foy...

Steven McDowell NIEA, Bronagh Mallon DEARA, Graeme Campbell Chair WCP, John McLenaghan UFU, Bruce Steele VI, Aveen McMullan CAFRE and Roy Taylor, NI Water.

The Water Catchment Partnership – Ten years on….

NI Water is launching an ambitious and innovative reskilling programme.

Take the LEAP and transform your career at NI Water

Rubble removed from a sewer in Donaghcloney.

Repair carried out to stop sewage leak

NI Water is urging the local farming community to check their water supplies for any leaks or bursts.

Seasonal water efficiency advice for farmers

Jamie Marshall, who joined the class of 2022 as a water utilities apprentice

NI Water has launched a search for new recruits

Farmers are being reminded by NI Water to ensure that they protect water resources.

Farmers urged to protect water resources when spreading slurry

Jamie Marshall.

NI Water is celebrating its talented apprentices

Ballyquin Road drinking trough leak

Farmers asked to urgently check all water supplies for leaks or bursts

Northern Ireland's Finance Minister Conor Murphy and Antonia Boyce from the Hutton Institute. The James Hutton Institute has been appointed to undertake research on the long-term future of the Mourne Mountains.

James Hutton Institute appointed to undertake research on Mournes

European Ploughing Championships: 2- 3 September

Pictured from left, Aaron Vogan, Martin Gillen, Dymphna Gallagher, Roisin McDade (all NI Water) Amy Black Arup, Bob Rowntree, Joe Murnion and Trevor Cousins from NI Water at Clay Lake Water Treatment Works.

£1 million Investment at Clay Lake Water Treatment Works Complete

While we all love to have fun in the sun, as the temperatures rise, so too does the demand for water

Keep cool and conserve water

Water efficiency tips for farmers will help save money on next bill

Play safe, stay safe this summer

A reminder to ‘play safe, stay safe this summer’

Final phase of £18 million Wastewater Project for Ards North gets underway

Ards North Wastewater Scheme barge location Ballyferris

Construction of new long sea outfall gets underway

NI Water celebrates a decade of Cares Challenge, one of the largest corporate volunteering schemes in the Province. In the latest challenge the team of 15 volunteers, including Chief Executive, Sara Venning, worked to make the garden at the NI Children’s Hospice a perfect place of solace for patients and their families.

NI Water celebrating ten years of Cares Challenge

Look after water quality in your area

Woodburn reservoir. Picture: Michael Cooper

£6.4m Water Improvement Scheme gets underway