Rathvilly Water Mains Replacement

Uisce Éireann is replacing ageing water mains and providing new service connections for customers in Co. Carlow  to provide a more reliable water supply, improve water quality and reduce high levels of leakage.

In some older properties, water connections often made of iron or lead. The pipework due to age and deteriorating condition are a significant source of leakage and reduced levels of service. These services are usually shared, running through a number of neighbouring properties making it difficult to detect and repair leaks. Since all properties share a connection, leaks and bursts affect all properties usually resulting in low pressure.

The works in Phelan Street, Rathvilly involve the decommissioning of ageing watermains and the delivery of 230 meters of new watermains constructed along the public road.

These works will be carried out on behalf of Uisce Éireann by David Walsh Civil Engineering Ltd.

The benefits of the works include:

• Reliable Water Supply – Replacing the old watermains with new watermains and service connections will reduce the instances of bursts and water outages and will ensure a reliable supply of water to customers in the area
• Reduced Leaks – Replacement of old watermains and service connections in poor condition will eliminate existing leaks and reduce the amount of clean drinking water lost into the ground.
• Improved Water Quality – Removing existing old cast iron and lead from the water network and replacing them with new modern pipes will reduce the risk of contamination.
• Improved Operation and Maintenance – These works will deliver efficiencies including cost savings by providing improved water network operation that will require less maintenance in the future.

Customers to benefit from these improvement works will be contacted directly by David Walsh Civil Engineering Ltd to provide information about the required works.

The works, when they commence, may involve some short-term water outages and the project team will ensure that customers are given a minimum of 48-hours’ notice prior to any planned water outages. Where watermains are being constructed traffic management may be in place during this time. Local and emergency traffic will be maintained at all times.

We understand that this type of work can be inconvenient and works crews will make every effort to minimise any disruption these necessary works cause.

Management of the parking bays for the duration of works will be managed locally by our contractor, David Walsh Civil Engineering.