Qualifying Works

Works that qualify under the scheme where they are undertaken to provide or implement a water supply for domestic purposes:

• 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 pump house, 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 other than the installation of a water softener.

The following works do not qualify where, in the opinion of the local authority:

• They have an approved cost of less than €634.87
• The proposed cost of the works exceeds what would be required to secure an adequate supply of water for domestic purposes.
• They relate to the installation or improvement of plumbing inside a house
• They relate to the provision or upgrading of a supply of water for non-domestic purposes,
• They are carried out before the local authority’s prior inspection takes place.