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The Water Service is a water company that operates in Northern Ireland. It is an 'Executive Agency' within Northern Ireland's Department for Regional Development. Image File history File links Water_Service_Logo. ...
Drinking water The water industry provides drinking water and wastewater services (including sewage treatment) to households and industry. ...
Dieu et mon droit (Royal motto) (French for God and my right)2 Northern Irelands location within the UK Main language English Other recognised languages Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Peter Hain MP Area - Total Ranked...
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Prior to 1973 water and sewerage services in Northern Ireland outside Belfast were the responsibility of local councils. Within the capital The Belfast Water Commissioners were responsible. The Water Commissioners building in the City Centre is a landmark, currently occupied by retailer Marks and Spencers. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ...
Belfast (Béal Feirste in Irish) is a city in the United Kingdom. ...
History Belfast City Centre was originally centred around the Donegall Street area. ...
Marks and Spencer plc (known also as M&S and sometimes colloquially as Marks and Sparks) is the largest retailer in the United Kingdom by sales. ...
In 1973 responsibility for providing services was handed over to the newly formed Water Executive. This was a department within the Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland).
The Water Service in its current form has existed since 1996 when the former Water Executive became an executive agency. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...
An Executive Agency is a British public institution that carries out some part of the executive functions of the United Kingdom government, Scottish Executive, Welsh Assembly and Northern Ireland Executive. ...
Privitisation The Water Service is the only United Kingdom water company not to have been privatised, although it will become a Government Company, or 'GoCo', on April 1, 2006. Privatization (sometimes privatisation, denationalization, or, especially in India, disinvestment) is the process of transferring property, from public ownership to private ownership and/or transferring the management of a service or activity from the government to the private sector. ...
April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The annoucement was made by Minister of State, John Spellar in August 2004 to much public criticism. The main reason for this is the introduction of water charges for domestic consumers. A widespread public campaign to stop the introduction of the charges has ensued, with the organisers claiming that Northern Ireland's water services are already being paid for through the rates system. The government has countered with the assertation that Northern Ireland pays less per person in rates than people in England, Scotland and Wales do for their combined council tax and water charges. The extra investment is also needed to upgrade Northern Ireland's water infrastructure, particularly its mainly Victorian era sewers. The Right Honourable John Francis Spellar (born 5 August 1947, Bromley) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ...
It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in...
Rates are a form of taxation system in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, such as New Zealand, historically used to fund local government. ...
Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st...
Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Eng: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...
For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ...
The Council Tax is the main form of local taxation in England, Scotland and Wales. ...
Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ...
Sewers transport wastewater from buildings to treatment facilities. ...
The changes have also resulted in the loss of Civil Servant status for Water Service employees and a number of job losses. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...
In 2005 the Water Service had an annual budget of £302 million and fixed assets of £4.9 billion. The current Chief Executive is Katherine Bryan, formerly chair of various committees in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The logo of Defra The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities. ...
Major reservoirs and treatment works Silent Valley is one of the following: The Silent Valley National Park in Palakkad district, Kerala, India. ...
Lough Neagh Lough Neagh (pronounced ; Irish Loch nEathach ) in Northern Ireland is the largest lough, or body of freshwater, in the British Isles, with an area of 388 square kilometres. ...
External links - Official Website
- Water Reform Website
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