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European Directory of Marine Organisations (EDMO)

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Name
Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Water Management Unit (NIEA)
Address
17 Antrim Road
Zipcode
BT28 3AL
City
Lisburn
State
County Antrim
Country
United Kingdom
Email
waterinfo@daera-ni.gov.uk
Centre Website
https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/contacts/water-management-unit

organisation profile

The Water Management Unit (WMU) is a Unit within the Environment and Heritage Service which has responsibility for the protection of the aquatic environment. It achieves this through a number of activities including:

monitoring water quality; preparing water quality management plans; controlling effluent discharges; taking action to combat or minimise the effects of pollution; and supporting environmental research.

Marine surveys include data on sludge disposal sites, estuarine water quality, bathing water quality, hydrographic models, fish farm impacts, shellfish water quality. Data is collected to fill requirements for European Directives and Agreements and National Legislation.

results in other services

  • Marine environmental research project (EDMERP)
  • Marine environmental databases (EDMED)
  • Ocean observing systems (EDIOS)

edmo metadata

EDMO record id
67
Collating centre
British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC)
Latest update
9 March 2017 5:49:05 PM