Qualifying works

Works qualify under the scheme where they are undertaken to provide or improve a supply of water for domestic purposes in a house and they consist of one or more of the following -

- drilling or commissioning a new well,

- rehabilitating an existing well, including deepening or relining an existing bore or the removal of silt,

- providing or upgrading a supply of water from a surface water source,

- the construction or improvement of a pumphouse, piping or other facilities in connection with the supply of water,

- the provision or improvement of mechanical or electrical equipment or facilities in connection with the supply of water, or

- the provision or improvement of facilities or equipment for the treatment of water.

Works do not qualify where, in the opinion of the local authority, -

(a) they have an approved cost of less than €634.86,

(b) the proposed works exceed what would be required to secure an adequate supply of water for domestic purposes,

(d) they relate to the provision or up-grading of a supply of water for non-domestic purposes,

(e) they are carried out before the local authority’s prior inspection takes place