Press Article

Irish waste watchers.

The Irish Minister for the Environment John
Gormley signed an order in early January 2009
bringing into effect Section 56 of the
Water Services Act 2007.
This means that local authorities may
issue notices specifying which action is to
be taken to prevent wastage or excessive
consumption of water.
Provision is also included for community-
wide application of water restrictions in
times of water shortages.

Where a water services authority is of
the opinion that serious water shortages
are imminent, it may make an order
prohibiting or restricting the use of
water supplies for watering gardens,
recreational parks or sports grounds,
washing cars and trailers (including by
commercial car wash facilities), filling or
replenishing swimming pools, ponds and
lakes and irrigating or spraying crops.
In the latter situation, it is not intended to
provide an outright ban on the irrigation
or spraying of crops. However, it may be
appropriate to limit such activities to
evening or night when losses through
evaporation will be minimised.

Provision is made for penalties, including
on-the-spot fines, for non-compliance
with any order in force.

The text of Section 56 can be found at
www.irishstatutebook.ie/2007/en/act/
pub/0030/print.html

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