It has been the most of a four decade long wait by the residents of Cordal for a safe and reliable water supply.
For 38 long years the supply has been constantly interrupted through one set of failures after another. Breakages, leakages and, most serious of all, the faulty supply pipes were made of asbestos – the dangers of which remained unknown until relatively recently.
Now Irish Water and Kerry County Council have teamed up with Cllr. Charlie Farrelly, Independent, and they are well down the road to putting all the supply problems behind the community.
The work was one of the planks of Cllr. Farrelly’s election platform and he threw himself into the campaign with as much diplomacy as he could muster and by pleading the case of the long suffering residents.
Further Extension Approved
Irish Water, working in partnership with Kerry County Council, has been undertaking water main replacement works in the Cordal area since late 2021 and we covered the commencement of the work here last November.
That programmed 1.5km of water mains replacement work is now complete and a further extension has been approved. The additional work involves the replacement of a further 700 metres of aged water mains with new modern pipes.
This work is now also underway and it is being carried out as part of Irish Water’s National Leakage Reduction Programme.
Diversions and Signposts
The works are being carried out by Kerry County Council on behalf of Irish Water and are expected to be completed shortly.
Traffic management is in place and diversions are signposted on approach. Residents and businesses in the areas to benefit from the planned improvements have been notified directly
Irish Water regrets any inconvenience these necessary water network improvements may cause. Details of any supply interruptions associated to this project will be updated regularly on the Water Supply Updates section of the Irish Water website.
Reliable Water Supply
“This project is one example of how Irish Water is working in partnership with local authorities to provide a more reliable water supply and reduce leakage,” Cllr. Farrelly was informed by Irish Water.
“Fixing leaks can be complicated but we are making progress. In 2018 the rate of leakage nationally was 46%, by the end of 2020 it was reduced to 40%. We are currently on course to achieve a national leakage rate of 38% by the end of 2022,” according to the company.
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