National Report to EU Commission on measures to achieve compliance with the EU Drinking Water Directive Presentation to: Seminar on Progress of Rural Water Programme 2006 Shamrock Lodge Hotel Athlone 8h June 2006

BACKGROUND European Court of Justice Ruling 2002 Annex 14 List Ireland in breech of obligations under Drinking Water Directive Annex 14 List 819 Group Water Schemes non compliant with bacteriological standards EU Commission: Schemes < 50 persons excluded from Action Plan 453 schemes serving > 50 persons or having a commercial supply element Additional Schemes 274 private schemes fall within remit of DWD

LIAISON WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES Ryan Hanley Consulting Engineers Tobin Consulting Engineers Jennings O’Donovan & Partners T.J. O’Connor & Associates Galway Cork Cavan Carlow Longford Kerry Clare Kildare Mayo Louth Donegal Kilkenny North Tipperary Meath Sligo Laois Westmeath South Tipperary Leitrim Waterford Limerick Monaghan Offaly Roscommon Wexford Wicklow

SCHEME REPORT TEMPLATE

REPORT COMPILATION Co-ordinate information received from Consultants by Co-ordinate information received from Consultants Analyse and evaluate findings 3-Layered Report Individual Scheme Report County Report Annex 14 Schemes Additional Schemes identified during the NRWMP All Schemes National Report MapInfo Drawings National basis County by County basis

NATIONAL REPORT Sources & Ownership Taken over by Local Authority Metered supply from public scheme Private source Bacteriological Compliance of Schemes Scheme basis Consumer basis Treatment Solutions Identified by L.A. Realisation of Identified Treatment Solution MapInfo Drawings

SOURCES & OWNERSHIP (National Level) Type of Supply All Schemes Annex 14 Schemes Non-Annex 14 Schemes Public Supply (Taken over) 54 40 14 Public GWS 92 61 31 Private GWS 581 352 229 Total 727 453 274

SOURCES & OWNERSHIP (National Level) 700 581 600 500 400 352 No of Schemes 300 229 200 92 100 54 61 40 14 31 PWS Public GWS Private GWS All Schemes Annex 14 Additional Schemes

MICROBIOLOGICAL RESULTS Schemes at National Level - Scheme Compliance Compliant All Schemes Annex 14 Schemes Non - Annex 14 Schemes Yes 382 225 157 No 345 228 117 Total 727 453 274 Schemes at National Level

MICROBIOLOGICAL RESULTS - Overall Scheme Compliance All Schemes (727) No Yes 47% 53% Non-Annex 14 Schemes (274) Annex 14 Schemes (453) No No Yes Yes 50% 43% 57% 50%

MICROBIOLOGICAL RESULTS - Domestic Consumer Compliance All Schemes (91,776) No Yes 47% 53% Non-Annex 14 Schemes (23,840) Annex 14 Schemes (67,936)

MICROBIOLOGICAL RESULTS - Private Scheme Compliance All Schemes (581 of 727) Non-Annex 14 Schemes (229 of 274) Annex 14 Schemes (352 of 453)

(as per DoEHLG Questionnaire) SOLUTIONS IDENTIFIED (as per DoEHLG Questionnaire) DBO Treatment Non DBO Treatment Metered Connection of GWS to Public Main Takeover of GWS by Local Authority Disinfection/Sterilisation Public source to be maintained by Local Authority

(Nationally on a scheme basis) SOLUTIONS IDENTIFIED (Nationally on a scheme basis) All Schemes (727) Annex 14 Schemes (453) 3% 2% 17% 17% 36% 7% 44% 8% 8% 16% 20% 22% Non Annex 14 Schemes (274) 5% DBO Treatment 16% Non-DBOTreatment 22% Connect to Public Supply 10% Takeover by Local Authority Disinfection/ Sterilisation 16% Scheme with Public Source 31%

(Geographic spread of scheme solutions) SOLUTIONS IDENTIFIED (Geographic spread of scheme solutions) IRELAND All Schemes Solutions Identified by L.A. Solutions Identified by L.A. DBO Treatment DBO Treatment Non DBO Treatment Non DBO Treatment Connect to Public Main Connect to Public Main Takeover by Local Authority Takeover by Local Authority Disinfection/Sterilisation Disinfection/Sterilisation Scheme with Public Source Scheme with Public Source

(Geographic spread of scheme solutions) SOLUTIONS IDENTIFIED (Geographic spread of scheme solutions) IRELAND Annex 14 Schemes (453) IRELAND Additional Non-Annex 14 Schemes (274) Solutions Identified by L.A. DBO Treatment DBO Treatment Non DBO Treatment Connect to Public Main Takeover by Local Authority Disinfection/Sterilisation Scheme with Public Source

(As % of domestic connections served) SOLUTIONS IDENTIFIED (As % of domestic connections served) All Schemes (91,776) DBO Treatment Non-DBOTreatment Connect to Public Supply Takeover by Local Authority Disinfection/ Sterilisation Scheme with Public Source Non Annex 14 Schemes (23,840) Annex 14 Schemes (67,936)

(Nationally for Private Schemes) SOLUTIONS IDENTIFIED (Nationally for Private Schemes) All Schemes (581) DBO Treatment Non-DBOTreatment Connect to Public Supply Takeover by Local Authority Disinfection/ Sterilisation Scheme with Public Source Non Annex 14 Schemes (229) Annex 14 Schemes (352)

STATUS OF IDENTIFIED SOLUTIONS Status of Scheme Solutions by percentage nationally All Schemes (727) Non-Annex 14 Schemes (274) Annex 14 Schemes (453) Status of Private Scheme Solutions by percentage nationally Non-Annex 14 Schemes (229) All Schemes (581) Annex 14 Schemes (352)

STATUS OF IDENTIFIED SOLUTIONS Status of Solutions by percentage of domestic connections nationally All Schemes (91,776) Non-Annex 14 Schemes (23,840) Annex 14 Schemes (67,936)

TREATMENT SOLUTIONS FOR PRIVATE SOURCES Schemes for DBO Treatment All Schemes (259) Non-Annex 14 Schemes (60) Annex 14 Schemes (199)

TREATMENT SOLUTIONS FOR PRIVATE SOURCES Schemes to be connected to Public Mains All Schemes (122) Non-Annex 14 Schemes (44) Annex 14 Schemes (78)

TREATMENT SOLUTIONS FOR PRIVATE SOURCES Schemes to be taken over by Local Authority All Schemes (60) Non-Annex 14 Schemes (28) Annex 14 Schemes (32)

Solutions Identified by L.A. DBO Treatment DBO Treatment (70) Non DBO Treatment Non DBO Treatment (2) Connect to Public Main Connect to Public Main (25) Takeover by Local Authority Takeover by Local Authority (23) Disinfection/Sterilisation Disinfection/Sterilisation (7) Scheme with Public Source Scheme with Public Source (51) (178)

Annex 14 Schemes Additional Non-Compliant Schemes

Bacteriological Results in Compliance Yes No

Label by ID Number

CONCLUSIONS 18 Counties in Annex 14 List Schemes which now come under the remit of the DWD are identified in 26 Local Authorities Sampling from 53% of Schemes comply with DWD while 55% of 91,776 domestic connections on 727 schemes are compliant Only 45% of schemes with Private sources are compliant Of 91,776 domestic connections on GWS nationwide 38% of treatment solutions are complete 45% of treatment solutions are underway 17% are still in planning DBO solutions are much further advanced than other solutions with 93% of scheme solutions complete or underway Only 27% of solutions involving connection to public mains are complete or underway