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Water is one of our most valuable resources. It has shaped our landscape, dictated the location of our cities, protected our health and fuelled our economic development. Clean, safe water is costly to produce and manage. Drinking, cooking, washing, bathing – we use water in so many ways every day. When we turn on the tap we all expect to be assured of clean, safe water being delivered to our homes and businesses. It seems simple, but there is a complex process to treating your drinking water so that it is transformed into the clean water we all enjoy and use every day. For over 150 years, Ireland’s water network has served us reasonably well, but it now faces serious challenges. Due to factors like the rise in population, growth of new industries and a lack of investment through the years, parts of the existing water network (including pipes, treatments plants and reservoirs) are now in need of upgrading and replacement as the demand for clean, safe water is increasing. Increasing investment will lead to improved and safer water services Ireland’s water infrastructure needs a major programme of investment to address weaknesses in the ageing network like high leakage rates, varying water quality standards and disruptions to water supply. Irish Water is now engaging in this extensive process of water network improvement and upgrades to ensure Ireland has a water network that can accommodate all our needs in the near future. Improving water conservation When fitted at your property, your water meter will record how much water has been supplied to your home, allowing you to understand your household’s water usage and minimise your impact on the environment. Understanding and reducing water consumption will also enable Irish Water to account for water delivered more accurately and take necessary steps to reduce leakage on the network. Working together to ensure sustainable water services into the future By wasting less, polluting less, reusing more, managing effectively, investing wisely and becoming more efficient in all uses of water – Ireland has the potential to become one of the most water resilient countries in the world. We are at the start of a long journey and we’ll need you to work with us to ensure we have sustainable water services into the future. To do this, we need your participation when it comes to metering, registration, billing and payment. Together we can improve and secure this precious resource that will be vital to the social and economic life of this nation far into the future.
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Is é Uisce Éireann fóntas uisce náisiúnta nua na hÉireann atá freagrach as seirbhísí uisce ar fud na hÉireann a sholáthar agus a fhorbairt. Tabharfaidh Uisce Éireann, a bunaíodh i Márta 2013 mar chuideachta leathstáit faoin Acht um Sheirbhísí Uisce 2013, seirbhísí uisce agus fuíolluisce na 34 hÚdarás Áitiúla le chéile faoi aon soláthraí seirbhíse náisiúnta amháin. Glacfaidh Uisce Éireann freagrachtaí na nÚdarás Áitiúil de réir a chéile ó mhí Eanáir 2014 ar aghaidh. Tógfaidh sé thart ar chúig bliana Uisce Éireann a bhunú go hiomlán, agus ag an bpointe sin beidh sé freagrach as feidhmiú na seirbhísí uisce poiblí, lena n-áirítear bainistiú a dhéanamh ar na sócmhainní náisiúnta uisce, cothabháil an chórais uisce, infheistíocht agus pleanáil, tionscadail chaipitil a bhainistiú agus cúram custaiméirí agus billeáil. Chomh maith le freagracht a bheith aige i leith seirbhísí uisce poiblí, beidh Uisce Éireann ag déanamh cinntí caipitil agus cinntí infheistíochta maidir le bonneagar uisce na tíre ar bhonn náisiúnta. Beidh Uisce Éireann freagrach do dhá chomhlacht rialála – an Coimisiún um Rialáil Fuinnimh, an rialtóir eacnamaíoch don tionscal uisce, agus an Ghníomhaireacht um Chaomhnú Comhshaoil, an rialtóir comhshaoil. Fochuideachta chláraithe de chuid Bhord Gáis Éireann is ea Uisce Éireann. Cén fáth a bhfuil athrú á dhéanamh againn ar an tslí ina ndéanaimid seirbhísí uisce a sholáthar in Éirinn? Tá an t-uisce ar cheann dár gcuid acmhainní is luachmhaire. Mhúnlaigh sé ár dtírdhreach, cinneadh ar shuíomhanna ár mbailte agus ár gcathracha mar gheall air, chosain sé ár sláinte, agus ghríosaigh sé ár bhforbairt gheilleagrach. Ach tá uisce glan costasach le táirgeadh agus le bainistiú araon. Tá próiseas casta i gceist maidir le huisce amh a iompú ina uisce óil glan, agus fuíolluisce a chóireáil ionas gur féidir é a thabhairt ar ais isteach sa chomhshaol againn. An tsamhail maoinithe reatha atá againn, níl sí inbhuanaithe in aon chor. In ainneoin dhea-obair na nÚdarás Áitiúil, tá infheistíocht i bhfad níos mó de dhíth go náisiúnta chun aghaidh a thabhairt ar laigí sa chóras uisce, lena n-áirítear rátaí arda sceite, caighdeáin cháilíochta éagsúla, agus cur isteach ar an soláthar. Tá Éire faoi láthair ar an t-aon tír amháin san Eagraíocht um Chomhar agus Fhorbairt Eacnamaíochta nach ngearrtar táillí uisce tí inti. Leis an athrú seo ar an gcur chuige i leith soláthar uisce, cinnteofar go mbeidh Éire suite go maith chun infheistíocht eachtrach agus dhúchasach a mhealladh, trína gcruthófar fíordheiseanna maidir le poist nua laistigh den tír.