Rural Water Programme 2006 Evaluation of Progress

Jim Ganley Water Services

Findings of the European Court of Justice

 Ireland failed to fulfil its obligations under the Drinking Water Direstive by – failure to ensure compliance with the microbiological parameters in certain public and group water schemes.

– failure to reflect binding character of the Directive in relation to Group Schemes.

 Article 228(1) of the Treaty establishing the EC – if the ECJ finds that a Member State has failed to fulfil an obligation under the Treaty, the State is required to take the necessary measures to comply with the judgement of the Court.

 Article 228 letter to the Minister for Foreign Affairs states – 28% of Group Schemes non-compliant with E-Coli parameters – 47% non-compliant with total coliform parameters – Ireland currently non-compliant with ECJ judgement – Ireland failing to fulfil its obligations under Article 228 (1) of the Treaty

PENALTIES

 European Commission may refer a case to the ECJ and specify the level of sanction / penalty to be imposed, including – amount of lump sum – amount of penalty (daily fines) – amount of both

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

– S&E Regional OP - €23.17m

 Funding of €145 in 2006  Block Grant Allocations to County Councils of €133m.

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.

Action Plan 2003- 2006

1,293 Group Water Schemes 623 Private Source

670 connected to the Public Main

429 require upgrading 240 Treatment / Disinfection DBO / Bundling 142 Connect to the Public Main 47 Takeover 194 Disinfection / Sterilisation

Improved O&M Chlorine Residual

Action Plan Summary

Position at September 2004

 Provide Treatment / Disinfection  Connect to Public Main  Takeover by Local Authority  Disinfection / Sterilisation  Total projects for completion by 2006 240 142 47 194 623

Rural Water Programme 2005 – Physical Progress

Schemes with a Private Source 637 Compliant 233

Identified Solutions

DBO Connecting to Public Main Takeover Disinfection / Sterilisation 404 263 154 61 159 637 Non-Compliant

Rural Water Programme 2006

 Position at 8 June 2006 – Provide Treatment / Disinfection – Connect to the Public Main – Takeover by Local Authority – Disinfection / Sterilisation – Total Projects 280 122 60 119 581

Rural Water Programme 2006

 Submissions / Forecasts  282 individual group schemes to be upgraded  70 new DBO plants to be completed by end 2006  77 new DBO plants to be advanced, half getting to construction in 2006  190 schemes to be linked to public water supply networks  194 schemes to get improved disinfection

Local Authority CARLOW CAVAN CLARE CORK NTH CORK STH CORK WEST DONEGAL GALWAY KERRY KILDARE KILKENNY LAOIS LEITRIM LIMERICK LONGFORD LOUTH MAYO MEATH MONAGHAN NTH TIPPERARY OFFALY ROSCOMMON SLIGO STH TIPPERARY WATERFORD WESTMEATH WEXFORD WICKLOW Number of Schemes 11 28 13 12 14 7 36 178 12 5 25 13 29 57 6 9 111 5 13 41 19 34 16 3 4 2 10 14 All Parameters Treatment Type CompliantNon-compliantDBO 4 7 3 12 2 16 11 28 7 5 11 7 3 0 0 3 16 119 12 5 4 20 59 0 0 0 0 70 0 1 23 6 7 23 0 7 2 1 1 4 1 25 4 7 40 17 22 3 2 7 22 34 6 2 86 1 6 1 2 12 13 1 3 1 6 13 4 3 2 19 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 42 1 11 0 15 29 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Non-DBO CTPM Takeover 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 5 0 0 17 25 4 2 5 0 23 0 0 0 3 8 10 3 0 41 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 2 3 8 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 Disinfection / Streilisation 1 0 3 8 0 2 1 7 2 2 15 3 1 6 2 8 2 2 2 2 0 9 1 0 39 1 0 0 Public Supply 6 0 1 0 5 0 16 51 1 0 4 2 14 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 3 1 1 2 5 3

727 382 345 259 21 122 60 119 146 727 727 581 146

Water Quality Monitoring

 NRWMC monitoring programme ended in Jan 2005  Gaps apparent in 2005 monitoring programme – must be plugged in 2006  No other way of demonstrating progress with Action Plan and ECJ requirements  Must be fully compatible with new DWNMP.

County Carlow Cavan Clare Cork (North) Cork (South) Cork (We s t) Done gal Dun Laoire / Rathdown Fingal Galway Ke rry Kildare Kilke nny Laois Le itrim Lime rick Longford Louth M ayo M e ath M onaghan North Tippe rary Offaly Ros common Sligo South Dublin South Tippe rary Wate rford We s tme ath We xford Wicklow No. of Sche me s 5 82 113 18 9 7 144 0 0 282 55 5 26 18/38 102 98 57 9 119 2 14 42/42 19 55 31 0 No of Te sts 2005 No. of Te sts 2006 19 157 218 18 16 89 2298 0 0 515 237 18 104 224 3636 98 134 39 315 13 94 153 240 113 424 0 14 95 141 14 9 121 334 0 0 115 55 7 31 105 194 58 67 10 40 5 68 119 112 17 0 0 4 41 10 17 4 9 40 476 0 42 11 216