Work to repair leaking pipes in Co Carlow has been completed.

Several leaking pipes in the Bagenalstown, Tullow and Carlow Town areas were identified and leakage of treated water has now been reduced by 1.16 million litres per day.

Mark O'Duffy, Irish Water's Networks Programme Regional Lead, said: "Given the high cost of treating and storing drinking water, it is a key priority for Irish Water to reduce leakage as much as possible. The Irish Water business plan sets out the objective of reducing leakage rates nationwide by 180 million litres per day by 2021. By doing this work in Carlow and elsewhere, we will not only create a more efficient water supply network, but we will also provide our customers with a much more secure and reliable supply.

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"We would like to thank Ger O'Brien, Senior Engineer with Carlow County Council, and the team in the Water Services Section for the key role they played in the successful delivery of this project. The large volume of treated water that has been saved – over one million 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 Carlow as it should have been."

(CD/LM)