Donegal County Council has given a presentation to Cllrs outlining the handover protocol of water services to Irish Water.
Irish Water will takeover water services from local authorities next month.
Donegal County Council says local authorities will act as agents for Irish Water from January 1st.
The duration of the initial service level agreement will be 12 years.
The Council says they have been guarantees that protections will be put in place for current employees.
As an agent of Irish Water they’ll continue to operate water services infrastructure, issue bills, collect non-domestic water charges, deal with customer queries and process applications for service connections.
The Councils Director of Environmental Services, Joe Peoples, says the same service will be provided from January 1st….
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