Press Releases
Over the course of the consultation period ministerial announcements relating to the public consultation on the Reform of Water and Sewerage Services have been made.
- Licence Awarded to Northern Ireland Water - 23 March 2007 (
57kB) - Water and Sewerage Tariff: Response to Consulatation - 23 March 2007 ( 102KB)
- Government completes Consultation on Draft Licence - 22 March 2007 ( 16KB)
- Draft Charges Scheme For Northern Ireland Water - 08 January 2007 ( 58KB)
- Cairns announces Protections on Water Service Assets - 04 December 2006 ( 58KB)
- Cairns sets out Licence Conditions on PPP Contracts - 04 December 2006 ( 56KB)
- Consultation on the Licence for Northern Ireland Water Limited - 04 December 2006 ( 56KB)
- Cairns Launches Water And Sewerage Charges Public Information Campaign - 29 November 2006 ( 33KB)
- Water Reform Legislation To Proceed - 21November 2006 ( 55KB)
- Government reiterates its commitment to Water Reform - 25 September 2006 ( 62KB)
- Measures to assist with Water Bills and Protect the Environment go Forward - 06 June.2006 ( 57KB)
- Water Investment and Reform Legislation Published - 01 June 2006 ( 57KB)
- Charging for connections to the water and sewerage networks - 01 June 2006 ( 56KB)
- Non-executive Directors appointed to Water Service Board - 04 April 2006 ( 60KB)
- Data Sharing Press Release - 02 March 2006 ( 29KB)
- Publication of the final report of the Strategic and Financial Review of Water Service - 09 February 2006 ( 51KB)
- Water Service Chair Appointed - 08 February 2006 ( 58KB)
- Water Charges will be fair and affordable - 08 December 2005 ( 125KB)
- Minister reiterates the case for charges - 08 December 2005 ( 54KB)
- Targeted metering to promote affordability and sustainability - 08 December 2005 ( 55KB)
- Shaun Woodward publishes Consultation Report on Integrated Impact Assessment of water reform proposals - 08 December 2005 ( 18KB)
- Increased investment closing the infrastructure gap - 08 December 2005 ( 61KB)·
- Woodward Announces Revised Water Reform Timetable - 06 September 2005 ( 53KB)
- Minister Launches the Next Phase of Consultation on Water Reform - 29 November 2004 ( 22KB)
- Minister Announces New Household Water Charges and Protection for Low Income Households - 13 September 2004 ( 22KB)
- Minister Announces Reform of Non-Domestic Water and Sewerage Charging Arrangements - 13 September 2004 ( 33KB)
- G.C.C. (N.I) to Champion Customer Rights - 10 August 2004 ( 52KB)
- New Economic Regulator - 10 August 2004 ( 52KB)
- Water Service to become a GoCo - 10 August 2004 ( 53KB)
- Minister speaks at conference to mark international consumer rights day - 15 March 2004 ( 35KB)
- Water and Sewerage Infrastructure is major spending priority - Spellar - 26 January 2004 ( 86KB)
- Spellar rules out water privatisation and flat charge - 7 October 2003 ( 19KB)
- Minister urges trade unions to re-enter water reform discussions - 18 September 2003 ( 15KB)
- Minister welcomes response to Reform Plans - 03 July 2003 ( 10KB)
- Minister seeks views on Water Metering - 11 June 2003 ( 127KB)
- Water Charges will allow £300m per annum investment - 28 May 2003 ( 161KB)
- Minister seeks views from Fermanagh - 27 May 2003 ( 87KB)
- Minister seeks views from Ballymena - 01 May 2003 ( 92KB)
- Minister seeks views from Londonderry - 18 April 2003 ( 118KB)
- Metering of Domestic Water Supplies has not been ruled out - 16 April 2003 ( 17KB)
- Minister highlights potential Water Reform job reductions - 14 April 2003 ( 100KB)
- Minister urges public to comment on Water Reform - 26 March 2003 ( 101KB)
- Minister Launches Public Consultation on Water Reform - 11 March 2003 ( 21KB)
