AQW 53420/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update on the roll out of (i) event duration monitors; and (ii) near real time reporting, in North Down.
Asked by Connie Egan MLA on 30 September 2026
- Answered
- Written
- Priority
- Tabled
- 30 September 2026
- Answer due by
- 5 October 2026
- Answered
- 5 October 20265 days after tabling
- Priority question
- Yes
Answer
Northern Ireland Water (NIW) has 2,433 storm overflows, with 800 Event Duration Monitors (EDMs) installed to date across their wastewater network, which prioritise bathing waters, shellfish waters, Lough Neagh and other sensitive waters. Details on the locations of all installed EDMs, including those in North Down, can be viewed on NIW’s online map viewer at: www.niwater.com/storm/overflow/
My department and NIW are developing an EDM Viewer for bathing waters, initially at Ballyholme and Newcastle, using near real-time data to show storm overflow activity. Subject to successful testing, a public-facing platform is expected ahead of the 2027 bathing season.