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  • Closed consultation Living with Water in Belfast Consultation

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    • Living With Water Programme

    Consultation closed Consultation opened 11 November 2020, 12.00 pm and closed 29 January 2021, 5.00 pm

    Summary

    The Department for Infrastructure is seeking your comments on Living with Water in Belfast – An Integrated Plan for Drainage and Wastewater Management in Greater Belfast.

    Documents

    • An Integrated Plan for Drainage and Wastewater Management in Greater Belfast - Consultation Report Adobe PDF (12 MB)
    • An Integrated Plan for Drainage and Wastewater Management in Greater Belfast - Consultation Questions (Annex A) Microsoft Word (19 KB)
    • An Integrated Plan for Drainage and Wastewater Management in Greater Belfast - Strategic Environmental Assessment Adobe PDF (18 MB)
    • Living With Water in Belfast - Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) Adobe PDF (4 MB)

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    Consultation description

    The consultation ‘Living with Water in Belfast – An Integrated Plan for Drainage and Wastewater Management in Greater Belfast’ is attached, together with Annex A (Consultation Questions), a Strategic Environmental Assessment and a Habitats Regulations Assessment.

    In 2014, when it became clear that the drainage infrastructure across Belfast was unable to meet the requirements expected of it, the Northern Ireland Executive approved the development of a Strategic Drainage Infrastructure Plan for Belfast:

    • to protect against flooding by managing the flow of water through a catchment from source to sea;
    • to enhance the environment through effective wastewater management and the provision of enhanced blue/green spaces to benefit local communities; and
    • to grow the economy by providing the necessary capacity in our drainage and wastewater management system to facilitate new development projects including house building.

    This consultation document sets out 'An Integrated Plan for Drainage and Wastewater Management in Greater Belfast'. As the drainage problems are complex and no one organisation can tackle them alone, this Plan takes an integrated approach to address the inter-related issues, whilst at the same time, providing multiple benefits to the community. It focuses on developing integrated drainage solutions while adopting, where possible, sustainable ‘soft’ drainage and wastewater solutions, that both help the environment and cut operating and maintenance costs.

    To respond to this consultation, you are invited to complete Annex A above and send it by email or post.

    Please note that responses to the consultation must be received by 5.00pm on 29 January 2021. All responses received by this date will be considered.

    Ways to respond

    Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.

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