Irish Water is continuing to progress work to replace problematic trunk mains as part of the its National Leakage Reduction Programme.
The water company is replacing ageing, problematic trunk water mains in Deerpark, Killarney, Co. Kerry to provide a safer and more reliable water supply to the community and reduce high levels of leakage.
The works will commence in mid-September In partnership with Ward and Burke and Kerry County Council. The scheme will see the replacement of approximately 1,200 metres of aged problematic trunk water mains with new modern pipes.
Outlining the benefits the works will bring to the community, Steven Blennerhassett from Irish Water, explained:
“We are extremely pleased to be replacing this section of trunk main for the community here in Deerpark. Replacing these old and problematic trunk water mains will reduce the drinking water lost by leakage and will bring an all-round improvement to water quality for the community.
“We continue to make great progress in strengthening the water supply in the Kingdom with work recently completed at Farranfore and we are close to completion of works at Ashill, Lisnataggle and Moriarity’s Cross.”
A separate project to replace ageing, problematic water mains in the locality of Ballyreehan in Lixnaw is due to begin in mid-September. The works undertaken in partnership with Kerry County Council will see the replacement of approximately 280 metres of old water mains with new polyethylene pipes and will bring to an end the frequent bursts and outages experienced by customers.
Irish Water’s and will see a significant improvement to the water supply in the area.
Irish Water is working in partnership with Local Authorities on the National Leakage Reduction Programme to reduce leakage and provide a more reliable water supply.
The company said “fixing leaks can be complicated but we are making progress.”
In 2018 the rate of leakage nationally was 46%, by the end of 2021 it was 38%. Irish Water is on track to achieve a national leakage rate of 25% by the end of 2030.
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