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  • Open consultation Social and Environmental Guidance for Water and Sewerage Services (2028/29-2032/33)

    Topics:
    • Environmental policy

    Consultation closes 27 October 2026, 5.00 pm

    Summary

    The Department for Infrastructure is seeking views on the draft Social and Environmental Guidance the Department will expect the Utility Regulator to have regard to when carrying out its role of regulating NI Water during the period 2028/29-2032/33.

    Documents

    • PC28 - Draft Guidance and Consultation Document - September 2026 Adobe PDF (1 MB)
    • Draft PC28 Guidance - Data Protection Impact Assessment Adobe PDF (122 KB)
    • Draft PC28 Guidance - Human Rights Impact Assessment Adobe PDF (2 MB)
    • Draft PC28 Guidance - Regulatory Impact Assessment pro forma Adobe PDF (127 KB)
    • Draft PC28 Guidance – Rural Needs Impact Assessment Adobe PDF (253 KB)
    • Draft PC28 Guidance - Section 75 screening form Adobe PDF (183 KB)
    • Draft PC28 Guidance - Strategic Environmental Assessment Screening Form Adobe PDF (89 KB)
    • Draft PC28 Guidance - Child Rights Impact Assessment Adobe PDF (210 KB)

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    Consultation description

    The Department for Infrastructure is inviting all interested parties to have their say as a consultation is launched on draft Social and Environmental Guidance (‘The Guidance’) for Water and Sewerage Services for the period 2028/29-2032/33.

    The Guidance will inform how water and sewerage services are provided in Northern Ireland and will also set out what NI Water will need to do to meet its environmental obligations, continue to make improvements in service delivery and work to operate sustainably, taking account of climate change.

    Ways to respond

    Respond online
    Email:
    PC28Guidance@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk
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