Work has gotten underway this month on replacing part of the Inverin water mains network, which is due to be completed by summer.
Irish Water is replacing old water mains at Cnocan Mhaicin, Inverin which were prone to bursts causing local outages.
Gerry O’Donnell, Leakage Reduction Programme Manager with Irish Water, said “Working in partnership with Galway County Council, we have prioritised leakage reduction works to those areas which need it most.”
“This project will see the replacement of approximately 650m of old water mains,” he explained.
“Replacing these pipes will address water pressure, supply and leakage issues which affect some homes and businesses in the Inverin area.”
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.
If the existing service connections on the public side are lead these will be replaced as part of these improvement works.
The work is being carried out by Farrans Construction, and is due to be completed by the end of May.
Traffic management will be in place to facilitate the works, with local and emergency access being maintained.
“Part of ensuring that safe and reliable drinking water is produced every day in County Galway, is driving down the amount of clean, treated water lost to leakage,” Ger O’Donnell said.
“Uisce Éireann has already replaced approximately 414m of old and damaged water mains in An Lochan Beag, Iverin.”
“We would like to thank customers for their continued cooperation and patience while we continue to upgrade and improve the water supply across the county.”
