Event Detail
5th National Water Services Conference 2012
| Date: | Thursday, March 15, 2012 |
| Time: | Thursday 15th March |
| Location: | Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin |
| Members' Only Event: | No |
| Event Tickets: | sarah@cmgevents.ie |
| Event Website: | http://www.cmgevents.ie/page/34 |
The introduction of Irish Water
REGULATION– What approach will the CER take?
he CER (Commission for Energy Regulation) is expected to act as water regulator for the new water authority, ‘Irish Water’, which will be established once the public consultation on the reform of the water sector concludes. Just how the CER will approach this new public utility and what the implications for local authorities will be once it begins operating will be discussed by Cathy Mannion, Director, Electricity Networks and Electricity & Gas Retail Markets at CER at the 5th National Water Services Conference 2012.
This session will examine:
- The introduction of Irish Water will introduce the need for a water regulator, which will be the CER. What are the implications of this and what will it involve?
- How will the CER approach the issue of regulation and what impact will it have on the industry?
Expert Speakers Confirmed To Date Include
- Gerry Doherty, Senior Executive Engineer, Dublin City Council
- Kevin Murray, Chartered Engineer, Principal, Kevin J. Murray & Co Ltd
- Prof Gerard Kiely, HYDROMET Research Group, Civil & Environmental Eng. Dept, UCC
- Conor Gouldsbury, Environment Executive, IBEC
- Cathy Mannion, Director, Electricity Networks and Electricity & Gas Retail Markets, CER
Key Issues To Be Addressed Include;
- How will the planned investment of €1.6 billion in water services be spent? What are the timeframes and what areas will be targeted?
- €45 million to be spent per year up to 2016 on flood risk management and mitigation – how will this be spent and what will it include?
- The creation of Irish Water and its effects on local authorities - What will be the function of this new authority?
- Regulation and Irish Water – how the CER will approach regulation when it comes to the new authority
- What needs to be done to make real progress on flooding in Ireland? - What is the latest on the Catchment Flood Risk Management Plans (CFRAMS) programme?
- Water metering and water pricing in Ireland – how should it work and where are the business benefits?
- Implementation of the Water Framework Directive and River Basin Management Plans
- What are the proposals regarding billing for wastewater?
- What are the planning implications under WFD?
- Shannon to Dublin water scheme – progress on planning - Pumping water from the Shannon to Dublin – what are the timeframes?
- Dealing with water leakage in The Greater Dublin Area - The scale of the leakage problem – are we sure we know how big it is?