Publications

This is a signed copy of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural affairs (DAERA) and the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) on regulation of public drinking water quality by the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI).

An annual report on Sustainable Water is published each year highlighting the programmes and plans that have been put in place to tackle areas of drinking water quality, flood risk, environmental requirements and water and sewerage services. 

This document provides the Utility Regulator for Northern Ireland with guidance on the key environmental and social policies it expects it to contribute to in carrying out its role in regulating the water industry during the 2021-27 period.

An annual report on Sustainable Water is published each year highlighting the programmes and plans that have been put in place to tackle areas of drinking water quality, flood risk, environmental requirements and water and sewerage services. 

An annual report on Sustainable Water is published each year highlighting the programmes and plans that have been put in place to tackle areas of drinking water quality, flood risk, environmental requirements and water and sewerage services. 

A strategy implementation action plan has been prepared containing actions aimed at delivering the high level proposed measures in the Strategy.

The Grants to Water and Sewerage Undertakers Order (Northern Ireland) 2017 was affirmed by the Assembly on the 23 January 2017 and came into operation on the 1st April 2017.

The Drainage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 tranpose the 2014 EU Directive on the Assessment of the effects of projects on the environment. (2014 EIA Directive).

Regulations to remove the requirement on Northern Ireland Water to install water meters at domestic properties, connecting to the public water supply for the first time. were approved by the Assembly on the 5 December 2016 and came into operation on 7 December 2016

To extend the payment of a customer subsidy to NIW in lieu of domestic charges.

To use the powers in the Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 to allow the use of subordinate legislation to extend the payment of subsidy.

The Commencement No 4 Order commences Articles 73 and 157 of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 which refer to the preparation and review of Drought Plans and the further duty of NI Water to provide sewers.

The Water and Sewerage Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 received Royal Assent and came into operation on 23 March 2016.

This Strategy, which has been endorsed by the Northern Ireland Executive, provides an over-arching approach for the whole of the water sector in managing all Northern Ireland’s water needs. 

The purpose of this document is to provide the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation with guidance on the key environmental and social policies the Minister for Regional Development expects it to contribute to in carrying out its role in regulating the water indust

This is a signed copy of the Memorandum of understanding between the Department (specifically Water Policy and Shareholder Division and Public Transport Services Division) and the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland.

This report provides details and commentary on the drinking water quality for both the public water supply provided by Northern Ireland Water, and for registered private water supplies.

This is the Utility Regulator's report of the review NI Water’s performance in managing the disruption to water supply in parts of Northern Ireland arising from the industrial action by NI Water staff.  

The Department launched a public consultation in June 2014 on the proposals for new Water Legislation. This consultation closed in August 2014.

Northern Ireland Water has applied for the following Relaxation of the item described in the attached link under Regulation 10 of the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009.

The Act extends NI Water’s subsidy period to 31 March 2016 and also provides for the registration of statutory charges in respect of certain works on private land.