What Ireland Water Services Act 2007 - Statutory Framework for Public Water and Wastewater Services, Polluter Pays and Drinking Water Standards requires
The Water Services Act 2007 (Number 30 of 2007, signed by President 14 May 2007 and commenced by Ministerial Orders) is the principal Irish statute governing the planning, management, and regulation of public and private water and wastewater services in Ireland. The Act consolidates and modernises prior water services legislation including the Water Supplies Act 1942 and Local Government (Sanitary Services) Acts. Originally the Act placed responsibilities on 34 local water services authorities (county and city councils), but these functions were transferred to Irish Water (Uisce Eireann) by the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013, which became the single national water services provider. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU, formerly CER) is the economic regulator under Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates drinking water quality (Section 58), wastewater discharge authorisations under European Communities (Quality of Surface Waters Intended for the Abstraction of Drinking Water) Regulations and Urban Wastewater Treatment Regulations. Part 4 (Sections 53-72) addresses water services authority functions; Part 5 (73-99) water services strategic plans and capital works; Part 6 (100-128) water and sewerage charges; Sections 16, 22 polluter pays principle; Section 33 cost-recovery obligations transposing Water Framework Directive Article 9.
Pillar: Water & Environmental Resources · Authority: Uisce Eireann (Irish Water) - national water services provider; Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) - economic regulator; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - environmental and drinking water regulator; Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2007/act/30/enacted/en/html
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- Water Services Act 2007, No. 30 of 2007 (14 May 2007) - principal Irish water services statute; section 22 polluter pays general duty; section 28 enforcement; section 58 drinking water; Part 4 water services authority functions
- Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013, No. 50 of 2013 - established Uisce Eireann (Irish Water) and transferred local authority water services functions; Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) economic regulator
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