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achieved in early 2010. A lot of resources have been deployed in resolving billing issues with Non-Domestic Customers, which has again resulted in reduced consumption for those customers. Wastewater Under S.I. 684 of 2007- Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations 2007, Offaly Co. Council have applied for authorisation by licence (14) or certificate (15) as appropriate, for all (29) discharges from Public Wastewater Schemes in the County. Licences were granted for Birr in 2009 and for Tullamore and Edenderry in 2010. All 15 certificates were granted in 2011, but we still await the remaining 11 licences. The monitoring, process improvements and capital works required to ensure Compliance with each licence will require further financial and human resources. Compliance for some of the smaller discharges will now be more difficult because planned upgrades of these schemes were removed from the WSIP and capital funding generally is greatly reduced. Health & Safety The 2005 Health & Safety Act and 2006 Construction Regulations have placed further requirements and in particular responsibilities, on the Local Authority with regard to Health & Safety in the workplace. Implementation of rigorous Health & Safety procedures to all aspects of work and providing adequate and regular training is adding to the cost of providing services and constructing works. Water Services Capital Schemes The Capital Schemes Programme consists of new or substantial upgrades to existing Water Supply and Wastewater schemes in the County. Schemes are generally funded through the following programmes: (i) Water Services Investment Programme (WSIP) (ii) Rural Water Small Schemes Programme (SS) (iii) Special Development Contribution Schemes (SDC). (iv) Serviced Land Initiative (SLI) Offaly Local Authorities Annual Report 2011 9
Watermain rehabilitation works under Stage 3 of the National Water Conservation Programme are 90% funded under the WSIP and therefore require less matching funds from the Councils own resources than most other Capital Schemes. They also provide immediate return in terms of reduced water production and network repair costs. ** Funding of €90k was provided for Integrated Constructed Wetlands for new initiatives under the Rural Water Programme. Works under this programme are approved for Tullamore, Birr, Edenderry, Daingean & Kilcormac initially. The following Schemes were under construction in 2011: Scheme Cost Source of Funding Tullamore Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade (In €20m WSIP Progress) Ballinagar Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade; €750k SDC Completed. Watermains Rehabilitation in Birr €500k WSIP Moneygal Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade €250k SS Geashill WSS- New Source development. €50k SS Clonygown STP upgrade- Constructed wetland. ** €50k SS Ballinagar Wastewater Treatment Works Offaly Local Authorities Annual Report 2011 9
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Page 5 and 6: SPC Chair: Molly Buckley MCC Member
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Page 11 and 12: Private Sites There was moderate ac
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Page 15 and 16: LIBRARY SERVICE Throughout 2011 the
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Page 21 and 22: Children’s Book Festival Specials
Page 23 and 24: Temporary Library Opens in Tullamor
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Page 33 and 34: policy on the provision of burial g
Page 35: WATER SERVICES Introduction The del
Page 39 and 40: PLANNING, ECONOMIC & LOCAL DEVELOPM
Page 41 and 42: Strategic Policy Committee Meetings
Page 43 and 44: place at Main Street, Tullamore, in
Page 45 and 46: OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT C
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Page 49 and 50: COMMUNITY & ENTERPRISE Community an
Page 51 and 52: expansion of Jigsaw to 5 new commun
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Page 55 and 56: Offaly County Council published its
Page 57 and 58: ROADS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES SPC Ch
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Page 61 and 62: Winter Maintenance ( 2011 NRA Alloc
Page 63 and 64: FIRE SERVICE The aim of the Offaly
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Page 79 and 80: HUMAN RESOURCES The key functions o
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Page 83 and 84: FINANCE Our Goals To plan the strat
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Capital Account Summary Extract fro
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Highlights of 2011: Allocation of
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for all. A collective approach from
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REPRESENTAIVES TO VARIOUS BODIES: V
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