In line with the Water Services Pricing Policy of the Department of the Environment and Local Government all non-domestic consumers of water are to be charged by Local Authorities for water and waste water services.
This is in accordance with EU requirements and the “Polluter Pays Policy”.
A Contract was signed on the 27th October 2004 to appoint Veolia Water Consortium as a Private Service Provider ( PSP ) for the Galway City Non Domestic Water Metering Project.
Veolia Water commenced the project on the 22nd November 2004 and undertakes:
The scope of services required of by Veolia under the terms of the contract include the following:
The new policy will ensure that non domestic consumers will enjoy the benefit of a fair and equitable charging system, in that they will only pay for water that they use. The charge will only relate to the non-domestic sector and it is also expected that the metering project will encourage water conservation and so reduce the cost of water provision.
Link to Commercial Water Charges - Finance Section