Shareridge Civil Engineering has started work to upgrade and improve the water supply in Faithlegg, Co Waterford.

The contractor is working on behalf of Uisce Éireann.

The work involves the replacement of approximately 2 km of aged water mains with new modern pipes along the L4082 from Faithlegg (Faithlegg Hotel) to Cheekpoint.

When complete, the upgrade will provide a more reliable water supply and reduce the amount of treated drinking water lost to leakage. The works are a critical step in conserving our precious resource and reducing high levels of leakage which have been a significant source of disruption and outages for customers.

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Programme Manager, for Uisce Éireann’s National Leakage Reduction Programme, Joe Carroll, said: "Old and damaged water mains remain a huge source of leakage and continue to impact communities right across Ireland, causing low pressure and supply disruption. Replacing these old water mains in poor condition will eliminate existing leaks and significantly reduce the amount of clean drinking water lost into the ground.

"The delivery of these essential works will help provide a safer, more secure water supply for Faithlegg, by minimising the frequency of bursts and improving the resilience of the network.

"We would like to thank the community in Faithlegg for their patience and cooperation during the works, we know based on previous experiences that the short-term inconvenience will be overshadowed by the lasting benefits."

The work is expected to be complete by the end of September 2023.