Fingal County Council on behalf of the four Dublin Region local authorities (Fingal County Council, Dublin City Council, South Dublin County Council and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council) entered into a contract on 21^st December last, with Gerry McCloskey Engineering Ltd (GMC), to supply and install an estimated 42,000 automatic reading water meters on non-domestic (commercial) connections across the region.

The Government's National Water Pricing Policy Framework requires the charging of non-domestic customers of water services so as to recover the full costs of providing such services to these customers. Local authorities are required to achieve universal metering of the water supplied to the non-domestic sector by 2006. Atkins Consulting Engineers are the Employer's representatives for the implementation of this project. Only non-domestic customers will be metered under this project.

The universal implementation of metering on the non-domestic water connections will represent a fairer way for non-domestic customers to pay for water services provided by their local authority.

See Press Release from Fingal County Council

The following activities will be performed by GMC Group on behalf of and with the authority of the four Dublin Region local authorities to implement the project:

	Customer Database Validation
	Pre-installation Surveys and design of meter reading equipment installations (beginning end February)
	Installation of Meters and Meter Reading Technology (beginning May)
	Testing and commissioning including reading of meters for a period of two years after installation.

GMC Group will be the next contact with you to arrange an appointment to survey the property, at which time you will have an opportunity to advise of any special requirements such as opening times, process requirements, etc.

Following the successful completion of the survey GMC Group will again contact you to arrange an appointment for the installation of the meter.

The relevant local authority will operate and maintain the metering system once it has been installed, tested and commissioned by GMC Group.

GMC Group will deal with all queries you may have about the process at their dedicated Customer Services Centre.

GMC Group,
Dublin Region Non-Domestic Water Metering Project,
Customer Services Centre,
Unit 14, Hibernian Industrial Estate,
Greenhills Road, Tallaght,
Dublin 24

The phone number for the customer services centre is 1890 252261, and email enquiries should be sent to csc@gmcdublin.com.

All queries and comments received by GMC Group will be forwarded to and reviewed by the relevant local authority.