RURAL WATER CONFERENCE

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RURAL WATER CONFERENCE

• Rural Water Action Plan
• 2003 2006
• Jim Ganley
• Dept of Environment, Heritage
• Local Government
• Galway Bay Golf Country Club Hotel, Oranmore
• Thursday 16th September 2004

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Rural Water Programme

• A multi-annual programme of Investment
• to upgrade the quality and efficiency of rural
  water services
• Provision of 644 under the NDP 2000-2006
• ERDF co-financing under the Regional O.P.s
• BMW Regional OP - 34.82m
• SE Regional OP - 23.17m
• Funding of 120 in 2004
• Block Grant Allocations to County Councils of
  94m.

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Rural Water Programme

• A Partnership Approach to Policy Determination
  and Implementation involving
• - County Councils
• - Group Scheme Sector
• - DEHLG
• National Rural Water Monitoring Committee
• - Advises Minister on Rural Water Policy
• - Undertakes research and evaluation
• - Monitors implementation
• - Reports to Minister Action Plan 2003 - 2006

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Rural Water Programme

• County Monitoring Committees
• - Mirrors role of NRWMC
• - Acts as a forum for discussion and
• decision making at county level.

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Rural Water Action Plan 2003- 2006

• Drawn up in response to
• National/EU Drinking Water Legislation
• Findings of European Court of Justice
• Water Services Bill and Regulation Requirements
• Government Commitment to Rural/Regional
  Development and improvement in Water Services.

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Action Plan 2003- 2006
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Action Plan Summary

• Position at September 2004
• Provide Treatment/Disinfection - 240
• Connect to Public Main - 142
• Takeover by Local Authority -
  47
• Disinfection/Sterilisation
  - 194
• Total projects for completion by 2006 623

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Provision of Stand Alone Water Treatment

• DBO Procurement in accordance with Procurement
  Guidance Document Part A
• Bundling of a number of schemes under a single
  contract
• Post Tender Part 8 Planning to minimise civil
  works element
• Spreading of fixed element of OM Contract across
  all houses in bundle
• Minimising UFW water conservation and demand
  management
• Critical mains replacement only.

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Measure 1 DBOCritical Steps in DBO Projects

• Appointment of Clients Representative in
  accordance with procedures
• Set up Steering Group Chaired by DOS
• Define Bundle and agree CDs
• Consult with Planners re Part 8 Planning
• Open day for shortlisted Contractors
• Determine DBO Advance/Enabling works and advance
  in tandem with DBO
• Tender Assessment, Appoint Contractors, Complete
  Planning and Commence Contract
• Appoint Supervisory Staff.

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DBO Summary

• 17 Bundles
• 17 Counties involved
• Serving 240 schemes
• 30m allocated in 2004
• Mayo 43, S E 41, Galway 39, Roscommon 29, Cavan
  28, Limerick 20, Monaghan 14

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Measure 2 Connect to Public Main

• Equal priority with DBO and Takeover
• 142 schemes identified in 16 counties
• Determined on the basis of sound economic and
  engineering assessment
• Public procurement in accordance with PGD - Part
  C
• Must be completed by end 2006
• Top five Mayo 46, Galway 34, Leitrim 19,
  Donegal 11, Limerick 8.

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Measure 3 Takeover by Local Authority

• Equal priority with DBO and connecting to the
  Public Main
• Must be agreed with Group
• 47 schemes identified in 17 counties
• Must be completed by end 2006
• Top five Cork 7, Donegal 6, Kerry 5, Wicklow 4,
  5 counties with 3 each.

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Measure 4 Provision of Disinfection /
Sterilisation

• Only where water chemistry is suitable
• Must not result in THM production
• Risk assessment from location, topography land
  use, surface of ground water
• Management and operation / maintenance capacity
• Top five Galway 61, Mayo 59, Cork 25, Kilkenny
  11, Offaly 11

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Top 10 All Measures

• Place County No. of projects
• 1. Galway 134
• 2. Mayo 130
• 3. Limerick 40
• 4. Roscommon 32
• 5. Cavan 28
• 6. Donegal 27
• 7. Kilkenny 23
• 8. Offaly 18
• 9. Sligo 16
• 10. Monaghan 11

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Rural Water Programme 2004Capital Allocations

• Allocated Drawn
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  m m
• Total Block Grants 94 26.649
  31.5
• DBO Advance Works 29.960 6.269
• Connecting to Public Mains 9.085
  2.064
• Takeover
  9.997 3.306
• New/Upgrading 21.408 8.735
• Small Public Schemes 23.550 9.27

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DBO Proposals including advance DBO works
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Connecting to Public Mains (remaining private)
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Water Quality Monitoring Programme

• Two years in operation
• 1300 Schemes 623 with Private Source
• 670 with Public Source
• Substantial improvement in schemes with a
• private source
• Bacteriological compliance of 61 in April
• 2004 compared to 42 in January 2003.
• Overall compliance (13 parameters) increased
• from 29 to 56.

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To Do List

• Review upgrading route from 429 schemes with
  private sources
• Progress agreed solution asap.
• Assess sustainability of disinfection only for
  194 schemes
• Review projected expenditure figures for 2004
• Report progress (physical and financial) to
  Department
• Submit recoupment claims by end November.
• Submit Bids for 2005 Allocation by end November.

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