The Drinking Water Inspectorate for Northern Ireland Clause Samples

The Drinking Water Inspectorate for Northern Ireland. The Drinking Water Inspectorate for Northern Ireland acts on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in the regulation of public and private water supplies. Public water supplies are regulated under The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017, and private water supplies are regulated under The Private Water Supplies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017. Northern Ireland Water Limited (NI Water) is a government owned company where the shareholder is the Department for Infrastructure. NI Water is the sole provider of public water supplies in Northern Ireland. The Inspectorate also has responsibility for the enforcement of The Water Supply (Domestic Distribution Systems) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010. Thus the DWI (NI):  rigorously checks water quality by a process of compliance assessment;  carries out audit inspections of NI Water;  initiates enforcement action, where necessary, to ensure that drinking water standards are maintained and that NI Water is meeting its other regulatory duties;  investigates all incidents that affect or threaten to affect drinking water quality and determines whether NI Water took appropriate action to protect consumers, returned supplies to normal as quickly as possible and had taken suitable action to prevent recurrence. Where necessary, proceedings may be instituted if there is sufficient evidence to show that water unfit for human consumption was supplied during the incident;  monitors water quality at private water supplies through a sampling programme and investigates all contraventions in conjunction with the appropriate Environmental Health Department; and  publishes an annual report on drinking water quality.