Transcript DIRECTIVE 2000/60/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND …

The Status of Water Services in County Galway
A presentation to the Joint Committee on
Environment, Transport, Culture and Gaeltacht
27th September 2011
Our Waters as a Resource for All
• Water Framework Directive
– New approach to the management of water
resources from Catchment to Tap
– Maintain or restore quality to High or Good status
– Prepare and Implement Catchment or River Basin
District plans
Enabling Legislation
• Surface and Groundwater Regulations
Determine minimum standards
• Drinking Water Regulations
Regulate the quality of Drinking Water
• Wastewater Discharge Regulations
Licence Municipal Wastewater Discharges
Drinking Water Regulations
• A Public Health Priority
• Multiplicity of Supplies many with inadequate treatment
44 of which 30+ in need of improvement
• Concerted effort to upgrade
Remedial Action Programme nearing completion
Estimated final cost €15m County Galway
Compliance Improvement 100% (E Coli) 2010
Water safety plans
• Group Water Schemes
Wastewater Discharge Regulations
• An Environmental Priority
Impact on sensitive and other waters
• Significant number of plants many outdated and above capacity
30 of which 16 are in need of upgrade
• Licensing by EPA
Licence 1
Cert of Authorisation 5 to date
• How to address deficiencies
A Remedial Action Programme to mirror the Water RAL
Small Sewerage schemes
Water conservation
• 2005:Total production :65k m3/d
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:UFW:36k m3/d (55%)
2008:Total production :63k m3/d
:UFW:30k m3/d (48%)
2011:Total production :59k m3/d
:UFW:26k m3/d (44%)
Leak Repairs: 3750 detected
:2250 public main
:1500 private supply
Unaccounted For Water - Trend
Total Outflow-V-UFW
70000
64745
62774
59123
60000
Volume
50000
40000
30000
35761
55%
30083
48%
26150
44%
20000
10000
0
Feb-05
Jul-06
Nov-07
Mar-09
Date
Total
UFW(m3)
Aug-10
Dec-11
Water Services Investment
Programme
• A Public Health, Environmental And Economic Priority!
• Pace of delivery needs acceleration
10 schemes to start construction by 2012
• Affordability Issue
Overall cost €95.9m – local contribution
€25-30m
estimated (excl. RAL and Water Conservation)
• Borrowing Capacity Limited
€34m borrowed already for current commitments
Financial Implications
• Development Levies Exhausted
€22m applied in period 2005-2010
• Capital Borrowing Capacity
€27m borrowed 2009-2010
€32m likely to be required 2011-2012
Repayment periods extended
• Operational Costs Constantly Increasing
Impact of new and upgraded schemes, energy
Network expansion through group scheme taking in charge
Efficiencies achieved in energy usage and chemical costs.
• Revenue Diminishing
Challenging economic climate
Revenue Budgetary trend
Budget
2008
2009
2010
2011
Water
€11,44m
€13,97m
€14,00m
€13,12m
Waste Water
€4,22m
€4,66m
€6,42m
€5,46m
Total
€15,67m
€18,62m
€20,42m
€18,59m
Total Budget
€160m
€146m
€149m
€144m
% of total
budget
9.8%
12.8%
13.7%
13.0%
O &M
Revenue Budgetary Trend
Local
Allocation
Government
Fund
Change
2008
€40.60m
2009
€36.88m
- 9%
2010
€36.09m
- 2%
2011
€32.84m
- 9%
Cumulative
2008 to
2011
Cumulative
2008 to
2011
- €7.76m
-19%
National Water Pricing Policy
Charge per M3
2008
2009
2010
2011
Water Pricing Policy
Cost 2011
Water
Waste Water
Consolidated
0.89
0.61
1.50
1.00
1.07
2.07
1.05
1.12
2.17
1.10
1.18
2.28
1.49
1.58
3.07
Conclusion
• Streamline the process for delivery of water services infrastructure
to promote public health, improve environmental quality and
facilitate economic development
• Revise funding mechanism for capital investment
to ensure affordability of water services projects
• Focus on compliance, conservation and economic development potential
to ensure priorities are met
• An appropriate funding stream to meet the increasing cost of water
services provision