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Development Infrastructure
10 October 2019
Maria O’DwyerConnections & Developer Services
Clayton Silver Springs Hotel, Cork
Development Infrastructure
| Image is courtesy of Glenveagh Homes Ltd2
• Enable development & partner with industry
• Encourage and support growth where people want to live and work
• New networks – High quality water services
A national utility approach
– High quality water services– Resilient and future proofed – Low maintenance– Low leakage/ingress
• Cost effective = efficient investment– Deliver in a plan led way– Design and build 1st time right
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Legacy Development Infrastructure
Cross Industry Working GroupsIW, LAs, DHPLG, NFGWS
Taking In Charge
MOU
Developer Provided
Infrastructure (DPIs)
Group Schemes
Historically
• Inconsistent industry practices
• Lack of resources
• Solutions identified
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Need to ensure
• Solutions identified• Past short comings
not repeated
Looking ahead
• Learn lessons• Apply best practice
20% estates complete915 sites
43,305 units468km water
main412km waste water network
81 complete3,969
connections341km
water main64 actively managed, 17 orphan schemes
Multi Annual Programme Proposed
Phase Iunderway
Identifying Best Practice
• Local Authority Consultative Group established
• Expert practitioners– input into national
technical documents– evaluated technical – evaluated technical
documents developed by Irish Water
– identified gaps• Irish Water consulted
wider industry– CIF/ IHBA– Material providers
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Standard Details• Published April 2016• Revised December 2017
Codes of Practice• Published in December 2016• Revised December 2017
Irish Water Technical Documentation
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• Available on www.water.ie/connections/• Revisions proposed in 2019• Self-Lay connection agreements for residential developments in use
since March 2018 (to mandate Irish Water QA requirements)
How Quality Assurance process works
PCE Process
Design Vet On Site Inspections
Final Documents
review
Network Connection
Defects Period
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Submit Connection Application
Issue Connection
Offer
Planning
Embedding QA Regime
• Pilot 18 sites with CIF & developer support
• Mandated Self Lay Connection Agreement– 4,000 Irish Water site visits
undertaken since Apr’18– Supported by LA staff– Supported by LA staff
• Early Days– Gap between the high quality
water services designs and the infrastructure constructed
– Learning for developers as significant change in work practices required
• Good engagement once rationale explained
| Image is courtesy of Glenveagh Homes Ltd8
Non Compliances, Separation, Water Quality
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Quality & Integrity of PE Watermain
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Good Industry Practices on Site
Melted fitting identified by sub contractor’s own QA process
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Fittings appropriately marked to indicate it’s compromised
Sewer Infrastructure Alignment
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Manhole Construction, Bends, Flow
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Service Connections
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Service Connections
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• Pragmatic Approach
• Not tolerating non-compliances– Since Apr’18 ~1,500 non
conformance notices issued
Re-educating the industry
• Identifying trends and communicating re-occurring issues to stakeholders and industry bodies – CIF / IHBA / ACEI / LAs
• Development industry is engaging positively in what is a big industry change
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Development activity
IW
Connection Applications & Associated UnitsPre Connection Enquiries & Associated Units
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
Uni
ts
WO
s
PCEs Received
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
2016 2017 2018 2019
Uni
ts
WO
s
Connection Applications Received
25,0007,000Offers Issued
Unit data for 2016 – 2018 was extrapolated
0
20,000
0
500
2016 2017 2018 2019
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
2016 2017 2018 2019
Uni
ts
WO
s
PCEs Responded To (Decision Issued*)
Projected 2019 Y/E Applications WOs Units
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
2016 2017 2018 2019
Uni
ts
WO
s
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
2016 2017 2018 2019
Uni
ts
WO
s
Offers Accepted
Connections and Developer Services
• Immediate Challenges– Responding to customer
needs and the timely delivery of housing
• It’s a Journey– System Changes – Mobilisation of new ways to – Mobilisation of new ways to
deliver connections– Transition to Irish Water’s
Connection Charging Policy– Embed national approaches
• Looking ahead– Innovate and identify new
ways of working
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