Regulation 21 Classification of Groundwater

Northern Ireland

(1)

The Department must classify each body of groundwater identified for the purposes of F1regulation 6 of the 2017 Regulations according to its chemical status in accordance with regulation 9 of the Groundwater Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 M1.

(2)

The Department must classify each body of groundwater identified for the purposes of F2regulation 6 of the 2017 Regulations according to its quantitative status in accordance with Schedule 3.

(3)

The results of classification in accordance with paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) must be reported within each river basin management plan as follows—

(a)

a map for the relevant river basin district illustrating the classification of the chemical status for each body of groundwater, colour-coded in accordance with Table 4 of Schedule 4;

(b)

a map for the relevant river basin district illustrating the classification of the quantitative status for each body of groundwater, colour-coded in accordance with Table 5 of Schedule 4.

(4)

The Department must review the classification required by paragraphs (1) and (2) at least once in every six years F3....

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 21(1) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(b), 4(1) of the amending Rule) by The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/81), reg. 1(a), Sch. 4 para. 1(6) (with reg. 37)
F2: Words in reg. 21(2) substituted (with application in accordance with reg. 1(b), 4(1) of the amending Rule) by The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/81), reg. 1(a), Sch. 4 para. 1(7) (with reg. 37)
F3: Words in reg. 21(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Water (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/112), regs. 1(1), 11(6); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Marginal citations

M1: S.R. 2009 No. 254