WSTG Annual Conference 2012
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Water Services Training Group
16th Annual Conference
Water Sector Reform
Programme
Implementation
INEC, Killarney, 8th November 2012
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Water Sector Reform
Programme Implementation
Capital Programme –
Transition and Funding
Barry Ryan
Principal Officer
Water Services Investment Section,
DECLG
Water Services Investment Programme
Comprehensive review in 2009 with a review
of Priorities, and review conducted in 2011
and schemes added on a case by case
basis during 2012.
In total – 730 contracts now in Programme –
value of some €6bn
Has involved 80-100 contracts under
construction on an annual basis
Programme contains some 386 contracts to
start at a value of €1.9bn and
Some 215 schemes in planning (value of €3
billion)
Water Services Investment Programme - Progress
Since Programme commenced 169 contracts have been
completed – value of almost €900m (Water Con 34 – Water
Supply 61 – Waste Water 74)
83 Contracts are in construction – value of about €758m (Water
Con 22 – Water Supply 32 – Waste Water 29)
Almost 70% of the contracts to start (value of €1.4 billion) have not
yet commenced.
Programme has been rolled over into 2013.
Summary of WSIP at end Q3 2012
Status WSIP
Funding over past decade under WSIP
Capital Funding 20002011
€5.6 billion
Exchequer Spend
2000-2011 [€ 356m
in EU funding in
period 2000-2006]
Further €1 billion by
local authorities
Capital Funding 2012
amounts to €371m
Impacts – capacity and compliance
Impacts
Waste water Treatment capacity + 3.9m pe, Water Treatment Capacity
+ 1.4m pe
Compliance
Urban Waste water Treatment Directive - 25% (2000) – now over 93%; drinking water compliance:
89.5% for group water schemes - now 97.5%/98.7% depending on whether private or public group
water supply.
Future Needs
Enterprise/Jobs
Compliance with
Statutory
Standards
Water Framework
Directive
Climate Change
Population
Growth
Exchequer Capital – Medium term projections
Profile of available Exchequer capital resources would see
investment falling from €371m in 2012 to €296m in 2016
Future investment requirements (including Investment requirements
flowing from Water Framework Directive) – up to €600m per annum
capital investment required (Independent Assessment).
Capital Programme Work-stream – Milestones and
Deliverables
Transition plan for the management of the capital programme in
the interim phase (by end year)
Development of plan for investment in 2013 integrating WSIP and
RWP (small schemes) - end year
Development of capital investment programme for 2014-2015 (Q2
2013)
Inventory of water services assets (Q2,2013)
Development of an Asset Management Plan for Irish Water
(Q2,2013)
Capital Programme – transition to Irish Water
Guiding
Principles
Establishment of Irish Water is being progressed to increase capital
investment in medium to long-term;
Irish Water will be developing capacity through best practice asset
management systems to exploit economies of scale, thereby improving
VFM and accelerating investment;
Reform process must not create uncertainty in the delivery of planned
projects
Rural Water Programme
Rural Water Programme
Group
Schemes
Water
Small schemes
miscellaneous
Total
&
2000-2011
2012
(Estimate)
2000-2012
€752m
€32.5m
€784.5m
€315m
€10.5m
€325.5m
€1,067m
€43m
€1,110m
Separate work-stream will look at issues for the group water sector
Rural Water Programme (Small Schemes) will become the responsibility
of Irish Water
From 2013, small schemes will be rolled into the multi-annual WSIP
Developing a transition plan
Approach for
Final accounts
Contracts currently under construction
Contracts that have advanced through the planning stages but have not yet
commenced
2013 Departmental Funding
2014-2015 Irish Water developing plan.
Interaction between plans to ensure smooth transition
2013 investment priorities
Criteria to be considered when approving schemes will include:
Economic recovery –
industrial and commercial development needs, IDA support.
Job creation – immediately in the construction of plant and long term in
relation to satisfying needs of industry etc.
Environmental compliance –
EPA RAL list, waste water license requirements, ECJ cases
Water Conservation
Capacity of Local authority to deliver – financial and HR resources in
place
Small schemes to follow the same approach as for 2012
Determining Future investment priorities
Water Services Strategic Plan will outline the long term investment
plans for Irish Water, having regard to:
Delivering on programme of measures in River Basin
Management Plans;
Supporting the implementation of the National Spatial Strategy,
Regional Planning Guidelines and core strategies of City and
County Development Plans
Supporting economic and balanced development.
Corollary of this approach, is that regional planning guidelines,
county and city development plans will have need to take account of
the water services strategic plan.
The strategic plan, will be reflected in Irish Water capital investment
plans forming part of the revenue submissions to CER as part of the
economic regulatory cycle.
Conclusion
Collaborative approach to progressing work on the capital work
stream - Department, input from Transition Office and local authority
experts, with certain work progressed by Bord Gáis (Irish Water);
The focus will be on ensuring momentum of delivery of critical
projects is maintained during the transition.
The aim is to have a robust capital planning function within Irish
Water, with efficient delivery which matched with new funding
sources will accelerate and expand investment in the sector.
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