Strategic advisory project focused on resilient and sustainable
water supply for the next 25 years
DALLAS, July 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As External
Services Provider, Jacobs (NYSE:J) is helping Uisce
Éireann (previously known as Irish
Water) to proactively plan the delivery of high quality,
sustainable and resilient water services for Ireland through its Water Services Strategic
Plan (WSSP) 2050.
As Ireland's national public
water services utility, Uisce Éireann is responsible for the
operation and capital investment program for all public water and
wastewater services in Ireland –
supplying 449 million gallons (1.7 billion liters) of drinking
water to customers and treating more than 317 million gallons (1.2
billion liters) of wastewater daily.
The draft WSSP 2050 presents Uisce Éireann's strategic
objectives, aims and actions to address the key challenges
affecting the delivery of water services to 2050, including the
long-term planning approach to address new and emerging trends in
an uncertain future.
The WSSP forms the highest tier of Uisce Éireann's management
plans and sets the overarching framework for subsequent detailed
implementation plans and water services projects. This project is
supported under the Multi Supplier Framework for the Provision of
Engineering Design Services. Uisce Éireann expects the project to
run for approximately two years.
"As the impact of climate change puts growing pressure on the
availability and resilience of national water resources, there is
an increasing need for long-term planning and an adoption of a
whole system approach," said Jacobs Senior Vice President
Kate Kenny. "Jacobs' experience in
working on a range of strategic plans with water utility companies
all over the world puts us in a strong position to support Uisce
Éireann in preparing for future uncertainties and capitalizing on
emerging trends."
Uisce Éireann Chief Technical Advisor John Casey said: "We operate in a rapidly
changing global environment that will bring enormous challenges for
the delivery of water services including climate change, population
and economic growth, environmental and biodiversity crisis,
legislation, regulation and policy changes, economic conditions and
aging infrastructure. Through the delivery of our draft WSSP 2050,
we will build on the legacy of our local authority water services
heritage, working with our customers, communities and stakeholders
to enhance our shared environment and support social and economic
development. We aim to lead by example and embrace research and
innovation, integrating new technologies and sustainable practices
to secure a safe and reliable water supply into the future while
protecting the environment.
"We are now inviting all our stakeholders and members of the
public to have their say in relation to how these essential
services are managed and delivered, for the benefit of customers
and communities throughout Ireland," he added.
A public consultation is running to July
16, 2024, seeking input to the draft WSSP 2050. For more
information, view the draft Water Services Strategic Plan 2050
Consultation information leaflet.
Jacobs has more than 1,200 employees in Ireland serving clients in sectors such as
Infrastructure, including Water and
Transportation, Energy, Environment, Cities & Places,
Advanced Manufacturing and Health & Life Sciences. Projects
include the National Water Resources Plan, Greater Dublin
Drainage Project, Irish Rail's East
Coast Railway Infrastructure Protection Projects
program, Edwards Lifesciences Greenfield Manufacturing
Facility, and National Transport Authority's Dublin and Cork BusConnects programs to
improve bus services in the cities.
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