Waterford City & County Council has teamed up with Irish Water to ensure there is a safe and secure drinking water supply in the Ring Helvick area.

The new Water Supply Scheme will also facilitate the removal of the scheme from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Remedial Action List (RAL).

The Ring Helvick area is currently served by four water supply schemes. This presents various deficiencies including insufficient water storage capacities, risk of contamination and inadequate water treatment. Elevated levels of Trihalomethanes (THMs) have also been recorded in the treated drinking water supplied into the Ring Helvick Scheme.

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Integrating the existing schemes into a single scheme supplied from a safe and reliable source.

Irish Water will be submitting a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) for the acquisition of lands and wayleaves needed for the construction of a new pipeline from Dungarvan, two new storage reservoirs and associated works.

Irish Water's Regional Infrastructure Lead, Lisa Cogan said: "We are pleased to be progressing this essential project to ensure a safe and reliable supply of drinking water to the people of the Ring Helvick area. This scheme has been designed to ensure that the infrastructure has sufficient capacity to meet long-term demands and that there is sufficient storage within the water supply network. Providing a new water supply will also facilitate the removal of almost 900 customers from the Remedial Action List and ensure a sustainable supply of quality drinking water now and into the future."

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