A total of €890,000 has been invested in upgrades and improvements to water and wastewater services in Galway from the Stimulus Package.

Irish Water, working in partnership with Local Authorities, suppliers and contractors across the country, has invested almost €19 million Stimulus Package funding in capital maintenance works.

Irish Water's Operations Lead, Tim O'Connor said: "Capital maintenance is the repair, replacement or refurbishment of failed or failing assets that are critical to the provision of water services. These works are vital in order to ensure that essential components in water and wastewater treatment plants are kept up to date and working effectively.

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"These very important works that were delivered across Galway City and County will ensure the security of the water and wastewater networks and this significant investment will ensure far greater reliability and efficient operation of our treatment plants which will have environmental benefits too.

"At Portumna Water Treatment Plant the bulk storage tanks were at the end of their service life and were undersized which meant that more frequent chemical deliveries were required to meet demand. As part of a €70,000 investment, we were able to provide new high-quality bulk storage tanks. The new tanks have not only reduced the number of deliveries required they have also improved the performance of the treatment process at the plant ensuring a safe, secure and reliable water supply to over 22,000 customers. The Stimulus Package funding also enabled us to replace the problematic water mains supplying residents of Kilconnell and also install new high tech reservoir flow controls at Headford and in Clarenbridge."

The funding was allocated by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O'Brien as part of two stimulus packages for the upgrade of water and wastewater services totalling €87 million in 2020.