Water Services Training Group
17th Annual Conference
Creating a new Irish
Water Industry
INEC, Killarney, 5th September 2013
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Creating a new Irish Water
Industry
Capital Programme Transition Plan
Barry Ryan
Principal Officer
Water Services, DECLG
Today’s Presentation
 Overview of the Water Services Investment
Programme to date
 Review of the work of the Capital Programme
Workstream under the overall Reform Programme
 A look ahead to the Capital Programme 2014 -2015 –
being led by Irish Water
Water Services Investment
Programme
 Comprehensive review of Priorities in 2009
followed by publication of WSIP in 2010
 Review conducted in 2011 and schemes
added on a case by case basis during 2012
and 2013.
 In total – 794 contracts now in Programme –
value of some €6.5bn
 Has involved 80-100 contracts under
construction on an annual basis
 Programme contains some 419 contracts to
start at a value of almost €1.8bn and
 Some 236 schemes in planning (value of €3.6
billion)
WSIP Current Status
 Since Programme commenced 242 contracts have been
completed – value of almost €1.4bn (Water Con 65 – Water
Supply 83 – Waste Water 94)
 85 Contracts are in construction – value of about €450m (Water
Con 33 – Water Supply 26 – Waste Water 26)
 Almost 60% of the contracts to start (value of over €1 billion)
have not yet commenced.
 Programme was rolled over into 2013.
Schemes/Contracts in WSIP 2010 - 2013
Status at Q2 2013
Exchequer Funding Under the
WSIP
 Capital Funding 2000-2012
 €5.9 billion Exchequer Spend
2000-2012 [€ 356m in EU funding
in period 2000-2006]
 Further €1 billion by local
authorities
 Capital Funding 2013 amounts to
€326m (includes funding for RWP)
Impacts – capacity and
compliance
Capital Programme Workstream
under the Reform Programme
 One of the 13 Workstreams established under the
Water Sector Reform Programme
 Participants - Irish Water Programme, DECLG, WSTO
 Key Issues/deliverables included
 Development of a high level transition Plan
 Development of a detailed transition Plan
 Development of the 2014-2015 Capital Investment
Programme
Transition Plan
 High Level Principles/Assumptions
 Irish Water responsible for the delivery of capital
investment from 1 January 2014
 contracts associated with capital programmes will
transfer to Irish Water from 1 January 2014
 The small schemes programme which is currently
part of the Rural Water Programme (RWP) will be
also be deliver by IW from 1 January 2014
Transition Plan
 Existing schemes fall into four broad categories
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Planning Phase – some 236 schemes/contracts
Procurement Planning – some 219 schemes/contracts
Construction Phase – some 85 schemes/contracts
Completed – some 242 schemes/contracts
 All will transfer to equivalent categories – Irish Water
‘Gateways’
Transition Plan
Department Categories
Irish Water Gates
Planning Phase
Gate 1 – Approval to start Concept Design
Procurement Planning
Gate 2 – Approval to start Detailed Design
Gate 3 – Approval to Start Construction
Construction Phase
Gate 4 – Project Closure Approval
Complete
Gate 5 – Post Investment Review Approval
Irish Water Priorities
Investment Drivers
Enhancement
Enhancement /
Growth
Enhancement
Enhancement /
Growth
Enhancement
Enhancement
Capital
Maintenance
Investment Planning – 2014-2015
Project Sources
• WSIP
• RAL
• AER
• Small Capital
• Strategic Studies
Business Case
Review with LAs
• Finalise WSIP
Committed Q3 +
Q4 2013
Project Decision
Trees
• First stage filter
Engagement with
EPA
• Maximise
environmental
benefit within
funding constraint
Project Readiness
+ WSIP in-flight
 Potential
cashflow
Finalise Project
Review and
Prioritisation
Investment Need
by Driver
Project lists to be
prioritised by driver
First Draft of
Investment Plan
2014 - 2015
Finalise 2014 –15
Investment Plan
against Drivers and
Funding
Constraints
Funding constraints will impact progress in 2014-2015
• However, it is important to continue the planning of major
capital projects to enable investment in 2016-2021
Drinking Water Quality and Availability
Emerging Priorities
Water Quality Priorities Going Forward:
 Address parametric exceedences in order of risk
(microbiological, chemical, indicator, process efficiency)
 Support completion of Water Safety Plans
 Resolve issues using interim solutions and cost effective
measures
Water Availability
Water Availability Priorities Going Forward:
 Complete Stage 1 & 2 Projects
 Gather all leakage data (pressure, flows, models, leak
databases, water audits)
 Active leakage management
 Customer Side Leakage Policy
 Focus where leakage reduction defers capital
investment and improves plant performance
Wastewater Compliance and
Availability
Emerging Priorities
Environmental Compliance:
 Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive
 EU Pilot Infringement Case
 EPA Conditions on Licences:
 Water Framework Directive
 Sludge Compliance
 Infiltration & Ex-filtration
Wastewater Availability:
 Treatment Plants over current design capacity
 Network agglomerations surcharging/ flooding catchments/ properties
 Asset Resilience