Kildare County Council Advises Householders of the Domestic Well Grant Scheme
Kildare County Council would like to remind householders of the Domestic Well Grant Scheme, supported by The Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage.
The scheme helps households, reliant on a private water supply, to ensure their water is clean and that there is enough to meet the needs of the household. This includes digging a new well, upgrading an existing well or installing a water treatment system.
Household wells are for domestic use only. The treatment and provision of water is managed by the individual homeowner.
The key features of the grant scheme are:
- Rehabilitation of existing borewell supply - 85% of approved costs subject to a maximum of €3,000
- Drilling a new well - 85% of approved costs subject to a maximum of €5,000, where the housing authority considers this to be the most appropriate solution.
- Upgrade existing or install new treatment system - 100% funding up to a maximum of €1,000. This can be claimed on its own or in addition to the first two features.
It is important to note that the minimum qualifying expenditure under the scheme is €750.
Householders may be considered eligible for a grant if the water supply has been tested and does not meet the quality standards in the Regulations, or the quantity (yield) supplied by an existing well is insufficient to meet the domestic needs of the household and
- The house is occupied by the applicant as their normal place of residence
- The house is not connected to, and cannot reasonably be connected to, Uisce Éireann or a private Group Water Scheme
- The house is not located in an area that is, or is about to be, served by Uisce Éireann or a Group Water Scheme
- The house has been fully constructed for more than seven years.
- A grant has not been paid under the scheme within the previous seven years, includinggrant aid in relation to treatment works.
How to apply:
Applications must be submitted to Kildare County Council's Rural Water Office before any works commence.
A completed PWS1a application form, together with three quotations for the proposed works, should be submitted to: Rural Water Office, Environment Section, Kildare County Council, Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare, W91 X77F
For further details on the Domestic Well Grant Scheme, visit Kildare County Council’s website at: https://kildarecoco.ie/AllServices/WaterServices/DomesticWellGrants/
Alternatively, contact the Rural Water Office, Kildare County Council at 045-980361 or via email at ruralwater@kildarecoco.ie
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