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Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure (DPI)
From Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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From Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
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Developer Provided Water Services Infrastructure (DPI) is a category of housing estate served by standalone water services infrastructure, provided by the developer of the estate. This infrastructure is more commonly called DPI. It is not connected to the public (Uisce Éireann) water services network.
The DPI infrastructure consists mostly of wastewater treatment facilities but a small number consist of drinking water services for the estate. They are privately owned facilities.
In these cases also, the local authority has not taken responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of public services and infrastructure located within the common and public areas in the estates such as:-
• roads
• open spaces
• car parks
• service connections
The estates have not therefore been “taken-in-charge” by the local authority.
It is important that local authorities have a continuous active taking-in-charge programme for these estates.
Uisce Éireann have a programme in place for estates , including those with DPI, where the solution is their connection to public (Uisce Éireann) wastewater or water network and taking the DPI out of use.
A multi-annual funding programme is in place to progressively facilitate the resolution of DPI estates, in a sustainable manner, to support the taking-in-charge of these estates.
Local authorities with DPI estates in their area submit bids to the department for capital funding under the programme. The funding applications submitted to the department are then assessed with the assistance of an Expert Panel.
Information on the estates/projects being funded under the current programme is available in Circular L(DPI) 01-2020 issued to local authorities on 21 September 2020. The report of the Expert Panel is also included with this Circular.
Details on the scope of the projects for funding are provided in Circular L1(DPI) 01-2019 issued to local authorities on 24 July 2019.