Upgrade work is continuing on water supply schemes in Co Tipperary.

Irish Water invested over €3 million to improve the water supply in Graigue and Temple-Etney.

The Graigue Water Supply is on the EPA Remedial Action List (RAL) as it currently does not have an adequate barrier in place to protect against incidents of cryptosporidium. The project involved the development of an additional groundwater source at Brackford Bridge to replace the Graigue surface water source and augment the existing ground water source at Temple-Etney. The combined Graigue/Temple-Etney Water Supply Scheme will now serve over 2,700 people. The works include a new borehole, raw water pipelines, contact tank, pumping station at Temple-Etney, distribution pipelines and associated refurbishment works at Killurney Reservoir.

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Irish Water's Regional Information Specialist Aisling Buckley said: "Providing a safe and secure water supply for the communities in Temple-Etney, Killurney, Graigue and Ballypatrick will deliver real benefits in terms of security, quality and reliability of supply. It will also result in the removal of Graigue from the EPA's Remedial Action List."

(CD/LM)