AQW 40719/11-15

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 14/01/2015
Answered On Date: 27/01/2015
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Regional Development what provision exists within his Department to support rural houses who wish to install mains water.

Answer:

Under Article 76 of the Water and Sewerage Services (NI) Order 2006 NI Water has a duty to provide a public water main if required to do so by the owner or occupier of a domestic property.

NI Water currently provides a Reasonable Cost Allowance (RCA) of around £2,000 per property. For properties built before 2000, the Department supplements this allowance so that the total contribution is £12,000 per property.

More recent properties are entitled to the lesser RCA of around £2,000 as householders are expected to include the cost of a water main in the overall cost of a new build.