Water

Local authorities support county committees to monitor and advise on the rollout of the Rural Water Programme.

Local authorities provide financial support to group water schemes to provide water services or upgrade existing services.

Local authorities support the national committee to monitor and advise on policy in relation to the Rural Water Programme.

Local authorities may provide financial support to property owners to replace lead pipes or fittings in their water supply.

Local authorities may provide financial support to group sewerage schemes to extend or upgrade an existing rural sewerage scheme.

A group water scheme may apply to the local authority to have the sewerage scheme taken in charge by Irish Water.

Local authorities may provide financial support to group water schemes to extend or upgrade an existing rural water scheme.

A group water scheme may apply to the local authority to have the water scheme taken in charge by Irish Water.

Owners of a private regulated water supply must register the water supply with the local authority.

Local authorities provide information and advice to owners of unregulated private water supplies about water quality, contamination risks and how to keep their supply safe.

Local authorities publish guidelines for property owners about replacing lead pipes in their private water supply.

Local authorities may provide financial support to private homeowners who do not have access to a public water supply or group water scheme to bore a new well, upgrade an existing well or install a treatment system.

Local authorities monitor drinking water quality in group water schemes.

Local authorities monitor drinking water quality in private regulated water supplies.

Local authorities provide reports and information on water to government departments and other agencies.

Local authorities collect water services data and give it to relevant agencies.