Internal Stormont document reveals plan to address Lough Neagh crisis

Satellite image showing the scale of the blue-green algae blooms on Lough Neagh in 2023.

Garrett Hargan

A private briefing to NI’s Agriculture and Environment Minister has revealed a list of “key recommendations” put before the Executive to address the ecological crisis at Lough Neagh.

A document obtained under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act shows the measures include the prioritisation of investment in 18 wastewater treatment works and a ban on chemical phosphorous.