Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

RIVERS AGENCY

Works Programme

ANNUAL MAINTENANCE OF WATERCOURSES 2006/2007

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland hereby gives Notice, in pursuance of regulation 6 (1) of the Drainage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 of proposed routine maintenance works on the main watercourses listed at A below, on minor watercourses in the catchments listed at B below and on urban watercourses in the catchments listed at C below.

Further details of the locations along the rivers concerned are available by contacting Rivers Agency HQ Office at the address below.

The Work may include the following: -

1.	Necessary removal of channel silt and/or aquatic weed growth.
2.	Removal of obstructions from the channel which restrict the free flow of water.
3.	General maintenance (which may include upgrade or replacement if necessary) of grilles, culverts, manholes, flap-valves and quays.
4.	Construction, repair or protection of flood defences, revetments and watercourse structures.
5.	Measures for the protection or rehabilitation of fishery, conservation or other interests.

The Department will carry out the work using environmentally sensitive river engineering techniques.

The Department reserves the right to alter the maintenance programme if required.

Having determined that the proposed works are not, by reason amongst other things of their nature, size or location, likely to have significant environmental effects it is the Department’s intention not to prepare an Environmental Statement.

In accordance with Regulation 6 (1) of the Regulations representations may be made in writing to the Department at the address given below, with regard to its intention not to prepare an Environmental Statement. The closing date for receipt of representations is 31 March 2006 .

The Department will consult with Conservation and Fisheries organisations on the works programme.

Main Watercourse Maintenance Programme A 2006/2007

WC Name

Aghayalloge

Agivey

Annagh

Annagh River Diversion

Ardigon

Arney

Back Burn (Extension)

Ballee Burn (Original Channel)

Ballinamallard

Ballinderry

Ballindullagh (Extension)

Ballybay

Ballygawley River

Ballykelly

Ballymagorry (Extension)

Ballymagorry (or Glenmornan)

Ballynahinch

Bann (Upper)

Bannagh

Big Drain

Black Burn (Or Star Burn)

Blacker Burn

Blackwater

Blackwater (Co Down)

Burndennet

Burndennet (Extension)

Bush

Callan

Callan Extension

Callan Extension No 2

Camlough (Or Bessbrook)

Camowen

Cappy

Carr - Crott

Carrickaldreen

Claudy

Cloghfin

Clonmakate

Cloughmills Water

Coalisland Canal

Colebrooke

Comber

Coolagh

Coolmaghry

Cranny Burn

Creggan

Cullyhanna

Cusher

Dall

Derg

Derrycor

Derryleckagh-Ballyholland

Derryneskin

Dibney

Dooraa

Dorsy

Drumaness

Drumgallon (or Donagh)

Drumgay Lake

Drumquin

Drumragh

Ederney (Extension)

Ederny

Erne

Erne River - East Channel

Fairywater

Farlough

Faughan

Finn (N.I. Portion)

Finn (N.I. Portion) (Fermanagh)

Fintona

Flanders

Flurry

Foreglen

Fork Hill

Foyle (N.I. Portion)

Foymore

Gallrock

Glasswater

Glenariff

Glendun

Glenrandal

Glenshesk

Hollybrook

Hollybrook (New Course)

Island Cottage

Jerrettspass

Kellswater (Or Glenwhirry)

Kilmoriarty

Kiltyclay

Lacky (N.I. Portion)

Lagan

Leitrim (Or Ballybannon)

Luney

Maine River

Margy

Millisle

Moher

Moneyhaw

Moneyhaw Ext (Ballymully)

Mourne

Mourne - Strule (Extension)

Moyola

Muddock

Mullycrunnet

Mullygruen

Newry Canal

Newry River

Newry River Ext

Owenkillew

Owenreagh (Extension)

Owenreagh (Gortin)

Quoile (and Annacloy River)

Quoile (Extension)

Ravarnet

Rhone

Rock

Roe

Sillees

Sillees (Extension) No 1

Sixmilewater

Sixmilewater (Extension)

Skeoge

Skerriff

Stracam

Tall

Tempo

Toneel - Muckenagh

Torrent River

White Chapel River

Whitehill (or Ballindullagh)

Woodburn

Grand Total

132

Minor Watercourse Maintenance Programme A

2006/2007 Summary by Catchment

Catchment	Number of
Aghlisk	9
Agivey	1
Annagh	1
Ardigon / Dibney Riv	4
Ards Peninsula	6
Arney	17
Articlave	3
Ballinamallard	23
Ballinderry	21
Ballybay	3
Ballymartrim	2
Ballymoney	6
Ballynahinch River	9
Ballyronan	2
Bann, Lower (C’Rock-Kilrea)	10
Bann, Lower (Kilrea-Toome)	43
Bann, Upper (Gilford-Hilltown)	18
Bann, Upper (L’Neagh-Gilford)	12
Belfast Lough	1
Blackstaff (Ards)	5
Blackstaff (Dundrum)	3
Blackwater	46
Blackwater River (Ballygowan)	5
Braid	1
Burndennet	9
Bush	22
Callan	5
Camlough	2
Camowen	14
Carey	1
Carlingford Lough	1
Carrigs/Leitrim	1
Clady	7
Claggan	11
Clanrye	4
Cloghfin	3
Cloghmills Water	1
Clonmacate	7
Closet River	5
Colebrooke	21
Comber / Enler River	5
Cor	2
Creggan	9
Crumlin River	8
Cusher	25
Dorsy	3
Down	4
Drumgallon	2
Drumquin	5
Drumragh	1
Ederney	3
Erne	25
Erne, Lower Lough	8
Erne, Upper Lough	13
Fairy Water	7
Fane	2
Farlough	5
Faughan	1
Fintona	4
Flurry	4
Forkhill	3
Foyle	4
Glasswater River	4
Glenariff	5
Glendun River	1
Glenshesk	1
Grillagh	4
Killagan Water	2
Lagan	7
Lagan (Greater Belfast)	2
Larne Lough	14
Lodge Burn	3
Lough Foyle	23
Lough Melvin	1
Lough Neagh (N&E)	14
Lough Neagh (South)	19
Lough Neagh (West)	26
Loughries	5
Macosquin	1
Maine	3
Millisle River	3
Moneyhaw	6
Moyola	25
North Channel	2
North Coast	1
Oona Water	7
Owenkillew	1
Owenreagh	8
Portmore Lough	2
Quiggery	5
Quoile River	2
Rhone	4
Roe	2
Salterstown	8
Sillees	17
Sixmilewater	2
South East Coast	1
Strangford Lough	9
Strule	2
Tall	18
Tempo	7
Torrent	11
Tow	2
Tynan	3
Whitewater	1
Woodford	1
Grand Total	793

Urban Watercourse Maintenance Programme A

2006/2007 Summary by Catchment

Catchment	Number of
Agivey	1
Annagh	4
Ards Peninsula	9
Arney	1
Articlave	1
Ballinamallard	7
Ballinderry	5
Ballybay	1
Ballymoney	3
Ballynahinch River	5
Bann, Lower	1
Bann, Lower (C’Rock-Kilrea)	10
Bann, Lower (Kilrea-Toome)	2
Bann, Upper (Gilford-Hilltown)	12
Bann, Upper (L’Neagh-Gilford)	3
Belfast Lough	67
Blackwater	6
Blackwater River (Ballygowan)	1
Braid	6
Bush	1
Callan	6
Camlough	2
Camowen	7
Carlingford Lough	10
Clanrye	3
Cloghfin	1
Cloghmills Water	1
Closet River	4
Colebrooke	7
Comber / Enler River	10
Creggan	3
Crumlin River	10
Cusher	5
Derg	8
Down	2
Drumgallon	1
Drumquin	2
Drumragh	2
Ederney	1
Erne	11
Erne, Lower Lough	4
Erne, Upper Lough	2
Faughan	3
Finn	6
Fintona	1
Foyle	19
Glasswater River	3
Glendun River	2
Kellswater	2
Lagan	18
Lagan (Greater Belfast)	40
Larne Lough	25
Lodge Burn	3
Lough Foyle	4
Lough Neagh (N&E)	2
Lough Neagh (South)	7
Lough Neagh (West)	1
Maine	15
Moneyhaw	3
Mourne	11
Moyola	14
Newry	16
Newry Canal	7
North Channel	1
North Coast	7
North East Coast	9
Oona Water	2
Owenkillew	4
Owenreagh	1
Quiggery	1
Quoile River	4
Ravarnet	2
Rhone	5
Roe	1
Sillees	3
Sixmilewater	31
Skeoge	4
South East Coast	14
Strangford Lough	17
Strule	13
Tall	4
Torrent	1
Tow	4
Tynan	1
Grand Total	579

Any representations should be sent to: -

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Rivers Agency

Hydebank

Hospital Road

BELFAST

BT8 8JP