Meath Water Mains Rehabilitation Project

This project involves the rehabilitation and replacement of approximately 25km of aging water mains across Co. Meath.

This project will involve the rehabilitation and replacement of approximately 25km of aging water mains with new heavy duty plastic pipes across 16 areas in County Meath including Kells, Oldcastle, Athboy, Piercetown, Navan, Slane, Trim, Gaulstown, Ratoath, Sutherland Lane, M1 Crossing at Platin, Mornington, Rathmullen, Laytown, and Dunboyne.

Completed Project Works

• Duleek - 3.5km of watermains replaced

Benefits

• Provide a more reliable water supply
• Reduce disruptions in supply
• Reduce water leakage
• Improve drinking water quality
• Improve water pressure
• Improve efficiency and security of supply
• Reduce maintenance costs

Steps

• Replacement of 25km of ageing water mains with new heavy duty polyethylene (HDPE) and ductile iron pipes across 16 locations
• Replacement of 1,500 customer service pipes
• Improve water pressure as leakage of the water mains will be reduced
• Upon completion, there will be significant improvements in network performance and levels of customer service