Department Circulars 1956–2009

*While every effort is made to upload all relevant circulars, this may not constitute all issued circulars during this time period.

Circular L4/56 - Operation and Maintenance of Water Supplies and Sewerage Systems

Circular L14/92 - Protection of drinking water supplies guidelines for local authorities

CircularL4-98 - Rural Water Programme 

Circular Letter L9/98  - Implementation of Rural Water Programme 

WQ 11/99 - EPA Report on the Quality of Drinking Water in 1998/New Drinking Water Directive 

Circular L7/00 - Application of Drinking Water Standards to Group Water Schemes

Circular L10/00 - Scheme of grants for (A) the development of new group water schemes and (B) the installation of water filtration and disinfection equipment in privately sourced schemes

Circular L17 2002 - PMS for DBO and O&M Contracts

Circular L3/03 - Water Services Pricing Policy Implementation Non-Domestic Metering - Notes for Guidance (Issue 2)

Circular L15/03 - Consent to run pipes through private land

Circular L11-2004 - Action Plan for Rural Drinking Water Quality 2003–2006

Circular L4/04 -  Part 8 Planning for Group Water Scheme DBO Contracts

Circular WSP 04-09 - Section 56 Water Services Act 2007 - Water Conservation

Circular L4/05 - Water Services Investment Programme – Capital Replacement Fund for DBO Schemes 

Circular L6/06 - Protection of Drinking Water Supplies 

Circular L9/06 - Value for Money Review of the Action Plan for Rural Drinking Water Quality 2003-2006

Circular WSP5/06 - RE. WATER SERVICES PRICING POLICY IMPLEMENTATION Non-Domestic Metering Programme: Notes for Guidance (ISSUE 4)

Circular WSP5/07 - European Communities (Drinking Water) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 106 of 2007).

Circular WSP6/07 - European Communities (Drinking Water) (No. 2) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 278 of 2007).

Circular WSP7/07 - EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (DRINKING WATER)(NO.2)REGULATIONS 2007

Circular WSP8/07 -Implementation of the European Communities (Drinking Water) (no.2) Regulations 2007

Circular L14/08 - Subsidy towards the operational costs of a Group Water Scheme

Circular L4/09 - Drinking Water Incident Response Plans 

Circular WSP 4/09 - SECTION 56 WATER SERVICES ACT 2007 – WATER CONSERVATION GUIDANCE CIRCULAR 

Circular WSP 6/09 - Publication of Drinking Water Quality Monitoring Results.