Irish Water is to invest €1.1million to replace watermains and connect the Fintown water supply to the Glenties supply.

The firm will replace almost 5km of watermains in the Glenties, Fintown and Meenahalla areas as well as develop two booster pumping stations.

The supply is on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Remedial Action List (RAL) for high levels of THMs and these works are being undertaken to remove any risk posed by THMs.

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Irish Water will replace 1km of watermains in Fintown, 2.9km in Glenties and 800m in Meenahalla. The two booster pumping stations will be developed at Shallogans and Straboy.

Irish Water's Capital Programme Project Manager, Patrick Carty, said: "These important works for the Fintown area have commenced and are expected to be completed in the next three to four months. The Fintown water supply is currently on the EPA's RAL due to elevated levels of THMs above the standard in the Drinking Water Regulations and these works will improve the quality of water in the Fintown area by connecting to the Glenties water supply."

(CD/LM)