In an attempt to offset the scale of metered
water charges that were introduced for all
schools and educational centres in January,
the Model School in Limerick City has invested
in a system of waterless urinals.
New Regulations for private water supplies,
to be administered by Northern Ireland's Drinking
Water Inspectorate (DWI), came into force
in January 2010.
Northern Ireland Regional Development Minister
Conor Murphy has noted the Utility Regulator’s
advice on water funding for 2010 to 2013,
published earlier this month.
The purpose of this document is to provide
guidance on the provision of wastewater treatment
and disposal systems for single houses with
a PE less than or equal to 10.
The new NUI Galway Water Research Facility
at Tuam, Co. Galway has been officially opened
by Michael Finneran, TD, Minister for Housing
& Local Services.
A judge gave the ESB and Coillte three
months last week to put in place a legally-binding
programme to save a river destroyed in a wind-farm
development.
Faversham House Group have announced the
launch of the IWEX University Challenge at
the International Water & Effluent Exhibition
(IWEX) on Thursday, 22 April 2010.
In Northern Ireland, the Utility Regulator
- the independent body which regulates water
and sewerage services - has published its
final determination on NI Water’s Price Control
2010-2013 (PC10), which identifies £91 million
of revenue savings.