News

More news articles.

 

Publications

A briefing note on the Project can be found here (11.09.11)

The Plan and Environmental (SEA) Statement are available here

Who's Who?

Dublin City Council has been carrying out studies on behalf of the Dublin Region Local Authorities and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (DEHLG) as to how best to provide drinking water for the region into the future. The Dublin Region (Water Supply Area) includes the following Local Authority areas:

Water Conservation

Find out what water conservation measures are being undertaken in the Dublin Region Water Supply Area.

Welcome to the Water Supply Project Website

This website explains the current status of studies, in relation to the long-term water supply needs of the Dublin Region (Water Supply Area).

These have been underway since 2004. Over the intervening period, two phases of public consultation have taken place (2006 & 2008/09) under the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) process, regarding potential new source options for meeting long-term supply needs. The (2008) draft Plan and Environmental Reports, involving 10 potential new water supply options, were tabled for public consultation under the SEA (Phase 2) process from November 2008 to Feb / March 2009. Consultations with stakeholders during this period were extensive and feedback from the process has now been incorporated, as appropriate, into the current recommendations. A Non Technical Summary of the recommendations (and a Power Point Presentation) is now being made available to stakeholders and the general public, via this dedicated project website, in order to provide an interim update on the current status of the project (July 2010).

The website sets out to explain the Who, the Why, and the What of the Project to date.

LATEST NEWS

Public Notice
WATER SUPPLY PROJECT–DUBLIN REGION
PLAN and STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (PHASE ll) STATEMENT

In accordance with the Water Services Investment Programme 2010-2012 published by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Dublin City Council has prepared a Plan for the Water Supply Project – Dublin Region.

The Plan is to develop a new water source for the Greater Dublin Region as part of the Water Services Investment Programme (2010-2012) to supplement existing water supply sources and to meet water supply requirements up to 2040 and beyond.

The Plan involves the abstraction of raw water from Lough Derg (River Shannon) and pumping the abstracted water through a new pipeline to a proposed storage reservoir covering approximately 1,400 acres (567 hectares) at the Garryhinch cut-away bog (near Portarlington, Co. Laois), forming part of a proposed midlands water based eco-park. The water will be treated to drinking water standards at this location and the treated water transported in a series of pipelines to the Dublin Region Water Supply Area with provision for local supplies.

In accordance with Sections 16(1) and 16(2) of SI No. 435 of 2004, European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004, Dublin City Council, acting as the Competent Authority under these Regulations, hereby gives public notice that it has, by a decision of the City Council on 4th October 2010, adopted this Plan.

A copy of the Plan is available at the locations listed below.

An Environmental Statement (prepared in accordance with the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Regulations, 2004) is also available at the same locations, which summarises:

·       How Environmental Considerations have been integrated into the plan,

·       How the Environmental Report, submissions and observations made to the Competent Authority and any consultations have been taken into account during the preparation of the Plan

·       The reasons for choosing the Plan, in light of the other reasonable alternatives examined

·       The measures decided upon to monitor the significant environmental effects of implementation of The Plan or modification to The Plan

The Plan and Environmental Statement will be available for public information from 1st September 2011 to 1st November 2011 at the Planning Counter of the following venues during Planning Counter opening hours:

 

The Plan and Environmental Statement, together with other relevant documentation may also be accessed on the Dublin City Council website at: http://www.dublincity.ie/WaterWasteEnvironment/waterprojects/Pages/WaterProjects.aspx

or it can be found in the Publications section of this website. Members of the public who wish to access these documents after 1st November can access them on the DCC and project websites or by contacting the DCC Environment and Engineering Department.