•  We will continue to provide project support to local authorities to change the way we manage waste, by increasing recycling, diverting residual waste from landfill, and enabling more sustainable technologies to be introduced that recover energy from the waste treatment process.

•  Capital works schemes to alleviate flooding and provide drainage outlets for future development will continue to be delivered as funding allows.

•  DARD will deliver Flood Risk Management Plans for the region detailing objectives and measures for managing the risk of flooding from all significant sources as part of the EC Floods Directive.

•  A Reservoir Safety Bill will be introduced.

•  We will invest £1.2bn over the ISNI period in our water and sewerage networks. This will allow us to maintain high standards of drinking water. It will address the challenges of effective waste water treatment necessary to meet the rising standards for river and bathing water quality, reduced leakage and our obligations under the Water Framework Directive.