1. DWNMP Athlone 8 th June 2006 Oliver Fogarty

2. Outline of Presentation Regulations 1. Pre 2004 2. Post 2004 European Court of Justice Proceedings Drinking Water National Monitoring Programme

3. Pre 2004 (80/778/EEC, 75/440/EEC) EC Directive adopted July 1980 entitled “Quality of Water for Human Consumption” – S.I. No. 81 of 1988 (Drinking Water Regs.) EC Directive adopted June 1975 entitled “Quality of Surface Water Intended for the Abstraction of Drinking Water” – S.I. No. 294 of 1989 (Surface Water Regs)

4. Pre 2004 S.I. No. 81 of 1988 (Drinking Water Regs) S.I. No. 177 of 2000 (Amendments) S.I. No. 259 of 2003 (Amendments)

5. Post 2004 (98/83/EC) New Directive after 25 years S.I. No. 439 of 2000 – Effective from 1st January 2004

6. ECJ Proceedings Case C-316/00 (Nov 2002) ECJ held Irl in breach of 80/778/EEC, 2 Areas – 850 public, 810 group schemes (Total & Faecal Coliforms) – Failure to reflect in Legislation binding Nature

7. DWNMP National Programme for Monitoring Basis for Reporting to Cion DWNMP is not effective Can not Demonstrate Compliance

8. Initiatives EPA Handbook (Comprehensive guidance) (http://www.epa.ie/NewsCentre/ReportsPublica tions/Water/DrinkingWaterReports/) DEHLG Project Mapping Interactive Data Base (calculates sampling & Analysis requirements) Training

9. Importance Ongoing Proceedings More rigorous approach Legal review of new Regs Full Compliance DWNMP is not effective Can not Demonstrate Compliance

10. What is Required Monitoring Prepare Comprehensive monitoring programme for applicable schemes Review monitoring programme regularly DWNMP is not effective Can not Demonstrate Compliance

11. DWNMP Athlone 8 th June 2006 Oliver Fogarty