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

This event is open to anyone in the area By The Newsroom

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 Ruth Rodgers

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 By The Newsroom

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... By The Newsroom

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…. By The Newsroom

NI Water is launching an ambitious and innovative reskilling programme.

Take the LEAP and transform your career at NI Water By The Newsroom

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 By The Newsroom

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

NI Water has launched a search for new recruits Darryl Armitage

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

Farmers urged to protect water resources when spreading slurry Joanne Knox

Jamie Marshall.

NI Water is celebrating its talented apprentices Joanne Knox

Ballyquin Road drinking trough leak

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

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 Joanne Knox

European Ploughing Championships: 2- 3 September By The Newsroom

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 Joanne Knox

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 By The Newsroom

Play safe, stay safe this summer

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

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

Ards North Wastewater Scheme barge location Ballyferris

Construction of new long sea outfall gets underway By The Newsroom

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 By The Newsroom

Look after water quality in your area By The Newsroom

Woodburn reservoir. Picture: Michael Cooper

£6.4m Water Improvement Scheme gets underway By The Newsroom

Fermanagh farmer questions £8,000 NIE upgrade cost Joanne Knox

Tyrone farming family quoted up to £300,000 for water supply connection Joanne Knox

Minister Mallon is pictured with Sara Venning NI Water Chief Executive and representatives from NIW and Lowry Contractors.

Mallon announces budget allocation of £344.5 million funding for NI Water By The Newsroom

Aerial image of Strabane Wastewater Treatment Works, which is a key site that has been upgraded as part of the EU-funded INTERREG VA SWELL project.

SWELL project marks halfway stage By The Newsroom

Never pour fat, oil or grease down the drain

Responsible disposal of fats, oils and grease (FOG) in the home By The Newsroom

Spreading slurry: water quality Una Culkin

Is your farm ‘lagging’ behind

FAEB Scientists deploy new instrumented buoy in Inner Dundrum Bay

AFBI’s new catchment science to support sustainable aquaculture By The Newsroom

How NI Water are looking after customers over winter holidays Una Culkin

NI Water inspections to be carried out on farms By The Newsroom

Picture: Michael Cooper

Hydrogen’ius’!! - A new concept By The Newsroom

Planting 1 million trees for a greener future

NI Water’s ambition, to plant over 1 million trees over the next 10 years is underway. As the second biggest landowner in Northern Ireland, NI Water is delivering a large-scale planting programme across 11,300 hectares of land

NI Water plants million trees for a greener future By The Newsroom

NI Water makes a splash at awards By The Newsroom

Advice for farmers as winter approaches Community Reporter

Look after your water quality

Look after your water quality Community Reporter

DUP Cllr Mark Baxter who has complained about flooding in Donaghcloney.

Residents upset as flooding continues despite £250k drainage scheme Carmel Robinson

Going down the drain – how lack of investment is sinking NI Water By The Newsroom

Silent Valley

Enjoy the outdoors but remember the dangers water can pose Community Reporter

Help conserve water by looking at your loo! By The Newsroom

Weed-wiping in Eden Burn catchment near Ballymoney, County Antrim. L-R Victor Chestnutt (UFU) and Roy Taylor (NI Water).

‘Stop and think about the water you drink - Apply herbicides safely’ By The Newsroom

Mourne Wall Restoration Project team

NI Water wins Queen’s Award for Sustainable Development 2020 By The Newsroom

Controlling rushes on your land throughout the spring and summer By The Newsroom

PACEMAKER BELFAST 27/03/2020 Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots pictured at the Northern Ireland Executive's daily press update on the response to the Covid-19 crisis in the Long Gallery, Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast.

Covid-19: Minister pauses all routine DAERA inspections By The Newsroom

Look after water quality in the River Derg By The Newsroom

Final call for funding to benefit local farming communities By The Newsroom