Uisce Éireann is getting ready to start work on a major water mains upgrade at the seaside village of Stroove on the Inishowen peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean.

The works to provide a more secure and reliable water supply for the village will see the replacement of more than 4.3km of old water mains which are susceptible to regular bursts and high levels of leakage.

Uisce Éireann crews are due to begin work on replacing the new pipes along the R241 (Ballymcarthur Crossroads to Stroove), which will put a stop to bursts, outages and leakage.

Uisce Éireann’s Networks Regional Lead Declan Cawley said the works are essential to ensure Strooves security of supply now and into the future, commenting:

“Securing Stroove’s water supply is a priority for Uisce Éireann and it is great to see this work commencing which will reduce the risk of outages from bursts now and into the future. Fewer bursts and less leakage will ensure a stronger water supply for homes and businesses in this busy coastal community."

Farrans Construction will carry out the works on behalf of Uisce Éireann with a completion date this November.

The project forms part of Uisce Éireann’s National Leakage Reduction Programme and will help the water company achieve its 2030 goal of a national leakage rate of 25% - in 2018 the leakage rate stood at 46%.

Since 2018, Uisce Éireann has invested more than €500 million to upgrade the underground water network across the country through the delivery of the national Leakage Reduction Programme. The utility is investing a further €250 million every year up to the end of 2030 - fixing leaks and replacing pipes to provide a more reliable water supply.