Tuesday, 26 July 2011

WATER METER INSTALLATION COST 3 TIMES MORE THAN EXPECTED

The Government is being warned that the cost of installing domestic water meters could be up to three times what it expects.

Initial estimates put the price tag at around €500m.

But as the Cabinet meets to discuss the charges today, Engineers Ireland is warning the final figure is likely to be between two and three times the cost outlined by the Department of the Environment.

The group also anticipates that many years of revenue collected through water metering would be needed to cover the cost of installing the machines
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