Rivers and watercourses

Consent to discharge into watercourse

If you expect to discharge into a watercourse, or do works that will affect the free flow of a watercourse, you need to apply for consent from DfI Rivers.

• DfI Rivers headquarters 
• Schedule 6 application for consent to undertake works to a watercourse

Eastern region

The Greater Belfast office is responsible for district council areas Belfast,  Lisburn and Castlereagh, North Down and Ards, Mid and East Antrim, and Antrim and Newtownabbey.

• DfI Rivers - Greater Belfast

The Lisburn office is responsible for district council areas Lisburn and Castlereagh, Causeway Coast and Glens, Mid and East Antrim, Antrim and Newtownabbey, Lisburn and Castlereagh, North Down and Ards,  and Newry, Mourne and Down.

• DfI Rivers - Lisburn office 

The Armagh office is responsible for district council areas Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon, Mid Ulster, and Newry, Mourne and Down

• DfI Rivers - Armagh office

Western region

The Omagh office is responsible for district council areas Mid Ulster, Fermanagh and Omagh, and Derry and Strabane.

• DfI Rivers - Omagh office

The Coleraine office is responsible for The Omagh office is responsible for district council areas Causeway Coast and Glens, Derry and Strabane, Mid and East Antrim, Mid Ulster, and Antrim and Newtownabbey

• DfI Rivers - Coleraine office

The Ballinamallard office is responsible for district council area Fermanagh and Omagh.

• DfI Rivers - Fermanagh office

More useful links

• Dealing with emergencies
• Local councils in Northern Ireland
• Support and safety in your home
• Rivers and flooding