Irish Water has invested €200,000 to repair leaking pipes in Killaloe, Co Clare.

The work will have significant benefits for businesses and residents in the town, providing a much more reliable and secure supply overall and a reduction in supply disruption due to burst pipes.

The six-week project, which got underway at the end of June, was identified as a priority investment to address high leakage levels as well as poor water pressure and frequent disruptions to supply, due to the age and poor condition of the water supply network in the town.

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By fixing broken water mains and old valves throughout the town, crews working on behalf of Irish Water together with Clare County Council crews were able to achieve savings of up to 57% in the volume of water lost to leakage, significantly above the 20% target set out at the start of the project.

Alan Morrissey, Irish Water's Networks Programme Regional Lead, said: "The large volume of treated water that has been saved – 867,000 litres per day - clearly shows how important and necessary this work has been. This is treated water which was being lost to leakage, rather than being available to supply homes and businesses in the town as it should have been. Irish Water customers and visitors to Killaloe will start to see the benefit of this immediately with improved pressure and a reduction in supply disruption."

(CD/LM)