Cork City Water Mains Rehabilitation

This €15.8 million investment is needed to improve water supply and quality for homes and businesses in Cork City.

The project will see the large-scale replacement and rehabilitation of over 27km of old, corroded water mains in Cork City and will also reduce water leakage by over 18 million litres of water per week on completion. Existing sections of water mains will be increased and upgrades to service connections will be carried out as part of the project.

Benefits

• Reduce water leakage
• Improve water supply
• Improve water pressure
• Improve water quality
• Reduce supply disruptions
• Increase flow of water for firefighters

Steps

• Replacing 9.3 km of old, leaking water main pipes with new polyethylene (heavy duty plastic) and ductile iron pipes as part of Phase 1 of the project. The area mainly affected stretches from Commons Road, Blackpool to Pope’s Quay, North Mall and Blarney Street
• Replacing and upgrading communal or shared property water services connections located in backyards or on private property with individual service connections
• Replace water mains that have significant build up on their internal walls