National Federation of National Federation of Group Water Schemes Group Water Schemes Water Services National Water Services National Training Group Training Group 5 5 th th Annual Rural Water Services Annual Rural Water Services Conference Conference 13 13 th th September 2006 September 2006
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National Federation of National Federation of Group Water SchemesGroup Water Schemes
Water Services National Training Water Services National Training GroupGroup
55thth Annual Rural Water Services Annual Rural Water Services ConferenceConference
1313thth September 2006 September 2006
Rural Water Services Conference Rural Water Services Conference
Rural Water Investment Programme 2006Rural Water Investment Programme 2006
Progress ReportProgress Report
Carthage Cusack Carthage Cusack
Dept of Environment, Heritage & Dept of Environment, Heritage &
Local GovernmentLocal Government
European Court of JusticeEuropean Court of JusticeFindings Findings
Ireland failed to fulfil its obligations Ireland failed to fulfil its obligations under the Drinking Water Direstive under the Drinking Water Direstive byby failure to ensure compliance with the failure to ensure compliance with the
microbiological parameters in certain microbiological parameters in certain public and group water schemes.public and group water schemes.
failure to reflect binding character of failure to reflect binding character of the Directive in relation to Group the Directive in relation to Group Schemes.Schemes.
Article 228(1) of the Treaty Article 228(1) of the Treaty establishing the ECestablishing the EC if the ECJ finds that a Member State if the ECJ finds that a Member State
has failed to fulfil an obligation under has failed to fulfil an obligation under the Treaty, the State is required to the Treaty, the State is required to take the necessary measures to take the necessary measures to comply with the judgement of the comply with the judgement of the Court.Court.
Article 228 letter to the Minister for Foreign Article 228 letter to the Minister for Foreign Affairs statesAffairs states
28% of Group Schemes non-compliant with E-28% of Group Schemes non-compliant with E-Coli parametersColi parameters
47% non-compliant with total coliform 47% non-compliant with total coliform parametersparameters
Ireland currently non-compliant with ECJ Ireland currently non-compliant with ECJ judgementjudgement
Ireland failing to fulfil its obligations under Article Ireland failing to fulfil its obligations under Article 228 (1) of the Treaty228 (1) of the Treaty
PENALTIESPENALTIES
European Commission may refer a European Commission may refer a case to the ECJ and specify the case to the ECJ and specify the level of sanction / penalty to be level of sanction / penalty to be imposed, includingimposed, including
amount of lump sumamount of lump sum amount of penalty (daily fines)amount of penalty (daily fines) amount of bothamount of both
GROUP WATER SCHEMES GROUP WATER SCHEMES Private Source = 729 Private Source = 729 Households = 89,570 Households = 89,570
> 10 m> 10 m3 3 ( 50 persons)( 50 persons)
Commercial or public activity Commercial or public activity
GROUP WATER SCHEMES - 729GROUP WATER SCHEMES - 729
Types of SupplyTypes of Supply
Schemes Schemes HouseholdsHouseholds
PWS : PWS : 54 54 11,12711,127
Public GWS :Public GWS : 9191 7,669 7,669
Private GWS :Private GWS : 584584 70,77470,774
Total Total 729729 89,57089,570
GROUP WATER SCHEMES - 729GROUP WATER SCHEMES - 729
Compliance measured on T coli.Compliance measured on T coli. Now need to report on E coli. Now need to report on E coli. County lists of schemes given at County lists of schemes given at
Seminar 8 June 2006Seminar 8 June 2006 Check scheme compliance – E Coli.Check scheme compliance – E Coli. Report back to DOEHLG by 22Report back to DOEHLG by 22ndnd Sept. Sept. Updated report to Commission 29Updated report to Commission 29thth
Sept. Sept.
BMW & S & E Regional BMW & S & E Regional Assemblies Financial Assemblies Financial Management - SeminarsManagement - Seminars
eligibility, and certification of eligibility, and certification of expenditureexpenditure
documentation requirements for documentation requirements for audit purposes audit purposes
reporting of irregularities reporting of irregularities findings of the spot checks findings of the spot checks
undertaken undertaken closure of the 2000 –2006 round of closure of the 2000 –2006 round of
Structural Funds Structural Funds
BMW & S & E Regional BMW & S & E Regional Assemblies Financial Assemblies Financial Management - SeminarsManagement - Seminars
Certification of ERDF co-financed Certification of ERDF co-financed expenditureexpenditure
Possibility of loss of funds to IrelandPossibility of loss of funds to Ireland to DOEHLGto DOEHLG to Local Authorities to Local Authorities
Attendance of key personnel vitalAttendance of key personnel vital dates and venues notified to all dates and venues notified to all
National Federation of National Federation of Group Water SchemesGroup Water Schemes
Water Services National Training Water Services National Training GroupGroup
55thth Annual Rural Water Services Annual Rural Water Services ConferenceConference