Department for Infrastructure - Northern Ireland Government
Department for Infrastructure - Northern Ireland Government
07/04/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/04/2024 02:40
DFI/2024 0169 Details of the number of times in the last 20 years, DfI Rivers have invoked the 1973 Drainage Act, to protect properties from flooding, allegedly caused by[...]
DFI/2024-0169 - Details of the number of times in the last 20 years, DfI Rivers have invoked the 1973 Drainage Act, to protect properties from flooding, allegedly caused by neighbours' negligence or deliberate acts to stop or slow down water flow.
Date published: 04 July 2024
DFI/2024-0169: An Environmental Information Regulations 2004 request for details of the number of times in the last 20 years, DfI Rivers have invoked/enacted the 1973 Drainage Act, to protect properties from flooding, allegedly caused by neighbours' negligence or deliberate acts to stop or slow down water flow at the expense of a neighbour.