Uisce Éireann, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is progressing the National Leakage Reduction Programme with a significant project to upgrade and improve the water supply in Ballincolly, Charleville.
The project is due to start later this month and involves the replacement of approximately 2.8 km of aged water mains with new modern pipes.
The works will also involve laying new water service connections from the public water main in the road to customers’ property boundaries and connecting it to the customers’ water supply. Where the existing service connections on the public side are lead these will be replaced as part of this improvement work.
When completed, the upgrade will provide a more reliable water supply and reduce the amount of treated drinking water lost to leakage.
Senior Portfolio Manager, for Uisce Éireann’s National Leakage Reduction Programme, Paul Gray commented:
“Old and damaged water mains remain a huge source of leakage and continue to impact communities right across Ireland, causing low pressure and supply disruption. Replacing these old water mains in poor condition will eliminate existing leaks and significantly reduce the amount of clean drinking water lost into the ground.”
“The delivery of these essential works will help provide a safer, more secure water supply for Ballincolly, by minimising the frequency of bursts and improving the resilience of the network.”
The project is being carried out by Ward and Burke Construction on behalf of Uisce Éireann and is due for completion by the end of October 2023.
Since 2018, delivery of the National Leakage Reduction Programme has represented an investment of over €500 million to upgrade the underground water network across the country. Uisce Éireann is also investing a further €250 million annually up to the end of 2030 directed at fixing leaks and replacing pipes to provide a more reliable water supply.
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