Editing Belfast (section)

=== Utilities ===
[[File:SilentValley.jpg|thumb|Silent Valley Reservoir, showing the brick-built overflow]]

Half of Belfast's water is supplied via the [[Mourne Conduit|Aquarius pipeline]] from the [[Silent Valley Reservoir]] in County Down, created to collect water from the [[Mourne Mountains]].<ref>{{cite web |year=2007 |title=The Silent Valley |url=http://www.niwater.com/silent-valley/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531123627/http://www.niwater.com/silent-valley/ |archive-date=31 May 2014 |access-date=30 May 2014 |publisher=Northern Ireland Water }}</ref> The other half is now supplied from [[Lough Neagh]] via Dunore Water Treatment Works in County Antrim.<ref name="BMA plan">{{cite web |title=Strategic Plan Framework: Public Services and Utilities |url=http://www.planningni.gov.uk/areaplans_policy/Plans/BMA/draft_plan/01Part1_3/03Strategic_Framework/publics_u.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927095510/http://www.planningni.gov.uk/areaplans_policy/Plans/BMA/draft_plan/01Part1_3/03Strategic_Framework/publics_u.htm |archive-date=27 September 2007 |access-date=26 May 2007 |website=Draft Belfast Metropolitan Area Plan 2015 |publisher=The Planning Service }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=4 October 2023 |title=Where does my water come from in Northern Ireland? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-66968311 |access-date=16 February 2024 |work=BBC News }}</ref> The citizens of Belfast pay for their water in their [[Rates (tax)|rates]] bill. Plans to bring in additional water tariffs were deferred by [[Northern Ireland Assembly|devolution]] in May 2007.<ref>{{cite web |date=March 2007 |title=Water Reform Implemented: Secretary of State announces deferral of charges |url=http://www.waterreformni.gov.uk/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609093844/http://www.waterreformni.gov.uk/ |archive-date=9 June 2007 |access-date=26 May 2007 |publisher=Water Reform NI }}</ref>

Power is provided from a number of [[List of power stations in Northern Ireland|power stations]] via [[Northern Ireland Electricity|NIE Networks Limited]] transmission lines. (Just under a half of electricity consumption in Northern Ireland is generated from [[Renewable resource|renewable sources]]).<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 May 2015 |title=Electricity Consumption and Renewable Generation Statistics {{!}} Department for the Economy |url=https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/articles/electricity-consumption-and-renewable-generation-statistics |access-date=16 February 2024 |website=Economy }}</ref> [[Phoenix Natural Gas]] Ltd. started supplying customers in Larne and Greater Belfast with natural gas in 1996 via the newly constructed [[Scotland-Northern Ireland pipeline]].<ref name="BMA plan" /> [[Rates (tax)|Rates]] in Belfast (and the rest of Northern Ireland) were reformed in April 2007. The discrete [[Capital (economics)|capital]] value system means rates bills are determined by the capital value of each domestic property as assessed by the Valuation and Lands Agency.<ref>{{cite web |year=2005 |title=Summary of domestic rating reforms |url=http://www.ratingreviewni.gov.uk/index/domestic/domestic-summary.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070505011123/http://www.ratingreviewni.gov.uk/index/domestic/domestic-summary.htm |archive-date=5 May 2007 |access-date=26 May 2007 |publisher=Department of Finance and Personnel }}</ref>