Shareridge Civil Engineering has been appointed to replace over one kilometre of old water mains in Dungarvan.

The essential works are set to begin in the coming weeks in the Wolfetone Road area.

Uisce Éireann has partnered with Waterford City and County Council to continue to improve the water supply to homes and businesses whilst reducing leakages.

Over 260 properties, all currently connected by a vast network of ageing backyard services, will be upgraded with new water service connections to a newly installed watermain, resolving low pressure and leakage issues for these residents.

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Due to backyard services usually running through a number of neighbouring properties, it is difficult to detect and repair leaks. Where properties share a connection, leaks and bursts affect all connected properties, resulting in low pressure and/or outages.

These improvements will not only result in significant water savings but will also reduce the number of bursts and outages impacting customers.

Uisce Éireann engineer and Programme Manager, Dave Murphy, said: "Old backyard service connections are a huge source of leakage and continue to impact communities right across Ireland, causing low pressure and supply disruption. Replacing these old water mains and service connections in poor condition will eliminate existing leaks and significantly reduce the amount of clean drinking water lost into the ground. We would like to thank the local community for facilitating this significant project and helping us to provide a more secure and reliable water supply for generations to come.

"We understand that this type of work can cause some inconvenience for the local community and our crews will make every effort to minimise disruptions and complete the works as quickly as possible."