City and county councils progress water meter surveying ahead of installation phase

It's part of a national transition to Irish Water from all 34 local authorities for the delivery of water and wastewater services to homes and businesses.

In the city, a three-person team started survey work last month (July) to identify areas where water meters are located or are not yet installed.A spokesperson for the city council says it's now just over 12 percent of the way through this process with a total of 25 thousand 300 homes to be surveyed.A 2 percent 'not found' rate has so far been reported, significantly less than the national average of between 12 to 15 percent.In the county, survey work began at an earlier stage and is continuing with progress running at almost 40 percent.A total of 38 thousand households are to be surveyed before year end.The 'not found' rate to date stands at 15 percent which is expected to reduce with further checks.