Water charges will aid conservation
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Government
Families in Ireland will be able to avoid paying controversial new water charges due to be introduced as early as next year if they conserve water, Minister for Environment Phil Hogan has said. The previous government had been considering granting a free a personal allowance of 40 litres, and an inaugural summit on water metering yesterday heard proposals for a personal allocation of 60 litres. An adult in Ireland is believed to use more then 100 litres a day on average. Mr Hogan said while water conservation rather than revenue generation was at the heart of the decision to install universal domestic water meters from next year, the State could still benefit financially even if everyone lived within their water allowance. Read more: http://bit.ly/pUSvLC