Installation of water meters to begin next year

ENVIRONMENT Minister John Gormley has said he will being proposals to Cabinet in a number of weeks to install water meters in 1.1 million homes and begin charging for the resource.

The water meter proposal was announced in the December budget, and Mr Gormley expressed confidence yesterday that the installation of meters would begin next year.

Following the phased installation of the meters, households connected to public mains will be charged for water based on usage.