Annual Report 2010 Publisher full - Offaly County Council

A total of 18 Group Water Supply Schemes have applied for subsidy
payments in 2010. 18 applied for to be reimbursed for 2009 while 11
of these applied for advance payments in 2010.
A total of 11 applications have been processed for private well grants
and the sum of €20,214.62 has been paid in grants in the current
year to date.
All payments in respect of well grants and subsidy payments are
recouped from the Department of the Environment, Heritage, and
Local Government on a quarterly basis.
Water Conservation Project
The first phase of the Offaly Water Conservation Project was completed,
and Phase 2 commenced in 2007. Phase 2 was completed in
early 2010, and a strategy report for implementing Phase 3, Pipeline
Rehabilitation, was submitted to the DEHLG in 2009.
Phase 1 of the project reduced Unaccounted For Water by 3000m3
per day and greatly improved management of the Water Distribution
System. Phase 2 provided improved telemetry, pressure management
and metering on the water distribution network and further
savings of approximately 2,000m 3 per day were achieved. This improved
efficiencies in the management of the network and greatly
improved the level of service to our customers.
Under Phase 2 of the Water Conservation Project, a Pilot Study on
the use of Water Conservation devices in a Large School was conducted.
The findings of the study were then used in an advice booklet
produced on water conservation for schools. Further advice booklets
for Farms and Business were also produced.
In 2010, a policy for dealing with customer side leakage was implemented
under the Water Conservation Regulations. Under this policy,
customers are informed where leakage or unusually high usage is
detected on their property, and requested to repair the leak within a
reasonable time. Reasonable and practical enforcement procedures
are then implemented to ensure the repair is carried out.
This policy in conjunction with non-domestic metering has contributed
significantly to the reduced UFW figures.
Under the Water Services Investment Programme 2010-2012,
Offaly Co. Council have been allocated €12.3m for Phase 3-
Mains Rehabilitation on the basis of the success of Stage 1
and Stage 2 Water Conservation works. This work will
commence in 2011 and will further reduce UFW.
Average
Daily Inflow
To System
Average
Daily Unaccounted
For
Water
2008 2009 2010
29732m 3 28637m 3 28820m 3
50.5% 48.8% 45.4%
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