Department of Environment, Heritage & Local Government/Local Authority Interface

Wednesday 3 November 2004Tullamore

REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RURAL WATER PROGRAMME

Jim Ganley Water Services

Rural Water ProgrammeRural Water Programme

A multi-annual programme of Investment

to upgrade the quality and efficiency of rural water

services Provision of €644m 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 €120m in 2004 Block Grant Allocations to County Councils of €94m.

Rural Water Programme Rural Water Programme 2004 Summary2004 Summary

Progress variable – from excellent to disappointing

Expenditure below forecastResource constraints at technical and admin

levelsReporting/Communication problems evidentMany Schemes without a long-term,

sustainable solution.

Action Plan 2003 - 2006

1,293 Group Water Schemes

623 Private Source 670 connected to Public Main

429 Require upgrading

240Treatment / Disinfection /

DBO / Bundling

142Connect

to Public Main

47Takeover

194Disinfection / Sterilisation

Improved O&MChlorine Residual

 

 

Local Authority Number of Schemes Compliant Non-compliant DBOConnect to

Public Main TakeoverDisinfection / Sterilisation

CARLOW 4 0 4 2 1 1 0CAVAN 28 3 25 28 0 0 0CLARE 12 1 11 10 2 0 0CORK NTH 15 4 11 0 0 0 15CORK STH 11 3 8 0 1 2 8CORK WEST 7 2 5 0 0 5 2DONEGAL 27 3 24 9 11 6 1GALWAY 134 57 77 39 34 0 61KERRY 12 1 11 0 2 5 5KILDARE 5 5 0 3 1 0 1KILKENNY 23 7 16 8 1 3 11LAOIS 10 2 8 3 4 0 3LEITRIM 25 3 22 6 19 0 0LIMERICK 40 27 13 20 8 3 9LONGFORD 6 2 4 0 4 0 2LOUTH 8 2 6 0 0 1 7MAYO 101 12 89 43 46 2 10MEATH 2 0 2 1 0 0 1MONAGHAN 14 9 5 11 1 1 1NTH TIPPERARY 39 39 0 0 0 0 39OFFALY 18 10 8 0 6 1 11ROSCOMMON 32 14 18 29 0 3 0SLIGO 16 2 14 13 0 3 0STH TIPPERARY 3 1 2 0 0 1 2WATERFORD 4 0 4 0 0 2 2WESTMEATH 2 1 1 0 0 1 1WEXFORD 9 0 9 5 0 3 1WICKLOW 16 6 10 10 1 4 1

623 216 407 240 142 47 194

623

Treatment Type

623 623

All Parameters

Action Plan SummaryAction Plan Summary

Position at November 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

DBO SummaryDBO Summary

17 Bundles17 Counties involvedServing 240 schemes€30m allocated in 2004Mayo 43, S & E 41, Galway 39,

Roscommon 29, Cavan 28, Limerick 20, Monaghan 14

Measure 1 :Measure 1 :Connect to Public MainConnect 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.

Measure 2 :Measure 2 :Takeover by Local AuthorityTakeover 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.

Measure 3 :Measure 3 :Provision of Disinfection / SterilisationProvision 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.

Top 10 – All MeasuresTop 10 – All Measures

Place County No. of projects1. Galway 1342. Mayo 1303. Limerick 404. Roscommon 325. Cavan 286. Donegal 277. Kilkenny 238. Offaly 189. Sligo 1610. Monaghan 11

Rural Water Programme 2004Rural Water Programme 2004Capital AllocationsCapital Allocations

Allocated Drawn %

€m €m

Total Block Grants 94 26.649 28.35%

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 9.274

County TOTAL Allocated Total Amount DrawnCARLOW 2,440,000 1,664,716.94CAVAN 12,133,333 6,778,567.37CLARE 6,100,000 2,345,052.80CORK NORTH 1,462,000 0.00CORK SOUTH 1,775,000 1,619,430.00CORK WEST 1,700,000 1,700,000.00DONEGAL 3,648,000 0.00Dublin (South) 0 0.00DLR 0 0.00FINGAL 0 0.00GALWAY 7,483,333 2,379,258.59KERRY 2,750,000 1,525,000.00KILDARE 1,600,000 753,114.57KILKENNY 1,786,000 650,000.00LAOIS 1,700,000 1,125,000.00LEITRIM 4,550,000 1,832,183.00LIMERICK 3,750,000 0.00LONGFORD 1,950,000 0.00LOUTH 1,010,000 0.00MAYO 8,000,000 4,795,747.49MEATH 2,191,667 911,366.55MONAGHAN 5,720,000 1,977,163.98NTH TIPPERARY 3,000,000 2,011,665.00OFFALY 1,750,000 1,750,000.00ROSCOMMON 2,777,334 1,419,000.00SLIGO 4,650,000 2,456,442.44STH TIPPERARY 2,070,000 400,000.00WATERFORD 1,670,000 635,000.00WESTMEATH 2,583,333 0.00WEXFORD 2,300,000 0.00WICKLOW 1,750,000 375,000.00

TOTAL: 94,300,000 39,103,708.73

County DBO Proposals Amount DrawnCARLOW 1,200,000 339,017.00CAVAN 10,000,000 2,880,462.67CLARE 3,000,000 545,052.80CORK NORTH 0CORK SOUTH 0CORK WEST 0DONEGAL 150,000Dublin (South) 0DLR 0FINGAL 0GALWAY 3,000,000 467,911.96KERRY 0KILDARE 250,000 3,114.57KILKENNY 250,000LAOIS 250,000LEITRIM 300,000LIMERICK 1,000,000LONGFORD 0LOUTH 0MAYO 3,000,000MEATH 250,000MONAGHAN 4,000,000 977,163.98NTH TIPPERARY 0OFFALY 0ROSCOMMON 500,000SLIGO 2,250,000 1,056,442.44STH TIPPERARY 60,000WATERFORD 0WESTMEATH 0WEXFORD 250,000WICKLOW 250,000

TOTAL: 29,960,000 6,269,165.42

County Connecting to Public Main Amount Drawn

CARLOW 0 0.00CAVAN 0CLARE 0CORK NORTH 0CORK SOUTH 300,000 231,930.00CORK WEST 0DONEGAL 500,000Dublin (South) 0DLR 0FINGAL 0GALWAY 1,500,000KERRY 500,000KILDARE 0KILKENNY 250,000LAOIS 100,000LEITRIM 2,500,000 1,832,183.00LIMERICK 400,000LONGFORD 600,000LOUTH 210,000MAYO 2,000,000 0.00MEATH 0MONAGHAN 0NTH TIPPERARY 0OFFALY 0ROSCOMMON 25,000SLIGO 0STH TIPPERARY 0WATERFORD 0WESTMEATH 0WEXFORD 0WICKLOW 200,000

TOTAL: 9,085,000 2,064,113.00

County Takeover of GWS Amount DrawnCARLOW 500,000 250,000.00CAVAN 50,000CLARE 1,000,000CORK NORTH 162,000CORK SOUTH 175,000 87,500.00CORK WEST 400,000DONEGAL 500,000Dublin (South) 0DLR 0FINGAL 0GALWAY 500,000 500,000.00KERRY 450,000 225,000.00KILDARE 200,000 100,000.00KILKENNY 136,000LAOIS 400,000 400,000.00LEITRIM 300,000LIMERICK 750,000LONGFORD 250,000LOUTH 0MAYO 750,000 750,000.00MEATH 125,000MONAGHAN 70,000NTH TIPPERARY 450,000 225,000.00OFFALY 200,000 200,000.00ROSCOMMON 169,000 169,000.00SLIGO 800,000 400,000.00STH TIPPERARY 60,000WATERFORD 400,000WESTMEATH 450,000WEXFORD 700,000WICKLOW 50,000

TOTAL: 9,997,000 3,306,500.00

County New & Upgrading of GWS Amount DrawnCARLOW 140,000CAVAN 1,000,000 1,000,000.00CLARE 1,500,000 1,500,000.00CORK NORTH 700,000CORK SOUTH 700,000 350,000.00CORK WEST 700,000DONEGAL 1,898,000Dublin (South) 0DLR 0FINGAL 0GALWAY 1,350,000 675,000.00KERRY 1,000,000 500,000.00KILDARE 500,000KILKENNY 500,000LAOIS 450,000LEITRIM 750,000LIMERICK 1,000,000LONGFORD 500,000LOUTH 300,000MAYO 1,350,000 1,350,000.00MEATH 350,000 175,000.00MONAGHAN 1,000,000 500,000.00NTH TIPPERARY 500,000 250,000.00OFFALY 800,000 800,000.00ROSCOMMON 1,000,000 500,000.00SLIGO 1,000,000 1,000,000.00STH TIPPERARY 150,000WATERFORD 270,000 135,000.00WESTMEATH 1,000,000WEXFORD 500,000WICKLOW 500,000

TOTAL: 21,408,000 8,735,000.00

CountySmall Public Water and

Sewerage SchemesAmount Drawn

CARLOW 600,000 600,000.00CAVAN 1,083,333 750,000.00CLARE 600,000 300,000.00CORK NORTH 600,000CORK SOUTH 600,000 300,000.00CORK WEST 600,000DONEGAL 600,000Dublin (South) 0DLR 0FINGAL 0GALWAY 1,133,333KERRY 800,000 800,000.00KILDARE 650,000 650,000.00KILKENNY 650,000 650,000.00LAOIS 500,000 500,000.00LEITRIM 700,000LIMERICK 600,000LONGFORD 600,000LOUTH 500,000MAYO 900,000 900,000.00MEATH 1,466,667 463,028.82MONAGHAN 650,000NTH TIPPERARY 1,750,000 986,665.00OFFALY 750,000 750,000.00ROSCOMMON 1,083,334 750,000.00SLIGO 600,000STH TIPPERARY 1,800,000WATERFORD 1,000,000 500,000.00WESTMEATH 1,133,333WEXFORD 850,000WICKLOW 750,000 375,000.00

TOTAL: 23,550,000 9,274,693.82

Administration of the devolved RWPAdministration of the devolved RWP Recoupments made in respect of the cost of administering the

programme Recoupment in 2003 amounted to - € 3.769 (Admin. costs)

€0.800 (Liaison Officer) Eligible costs include

- Rural Water Liaison Officer salary- Technical Officers – Engineers, Technicians,

Clerk-of-Works (part or wholetime)- Clerical/Admin costs

Submit recoupment claims by end November- signed by DOS- confine to eligible officers only- apportion on basis of time

To Do ListTo Do List Review expenditure to end 2004 and advise of

savings/excess Submit recoupment claims by end Nov. Submit funding proposals for 2005 with emphasis on

– Improving water quality– Schemes with private source in particular– Setting out contractual commitments where appropriate.

Review implementation programme Ensure a sustainable solution is identified for all

problem schemes Report progress