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New watermains in Gorey Irish Water, working in partnership with Wexford County Council, is replacing 580m of problematic watermains in Ramstown Lower, Gorey, which will improve water quality for the community. The project commenced last month and forms part of Irish Water’s National Leakage Reduction Programme. The works 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. The works, being carried out by Shareridge Civil Engineering on behalf of Irish Water, is taking place on the Forth Road and are expected to be completed by the end of November. Outlining the benefits the mains replacement will bring, Joe Carroll from Irish Water explained: “Replacing these old and problematic pipes in Ramstown Lower, that have a history of bursting, will reduce the drinking water lost by leakage and will bring an all-round improvement to water quality for the local community. Joe added: “To facilitate the safe delivery of the upgrades, there may be some traffic management in place, however, local and emergency access will be maintained at all times. “Works will be limited to short sections
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to minimise any impact on customers. During this project there may be some short-term water outages and the project team will ensure that customers are given a minimum of 48 hours notice before any planned water outages.
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“We understand that road works and water outages can be inconvenient, but our crews will make every effort to minimise disruption to local communities as we continue to improve the water supply in Wexford and progress the National Leakage Reduction Programme.”
This project is one example of Irish Water working in partnership with Local Authorities to reduce leakage and provide a more reliable water supply. Fixing leaks can be complicated but progress is being made. In 2018 the rate of leakage nationally was 46%, by the end of 2021 it was 38%. Irish Water says it is on track to achieve a national leakage rate of 25% by the end of 2030. n
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