Saggart reservoir to Ballymore Eustace pipeline supplies one-third of drinking water to the Greater Dublin area
Homes and businesses in Dublin and parts of Wicklow and Kildare may experience disruption to their water supplies early next week,
The pipe is more than 25km long and is about the same height as an average adult. Flaws were discovered in it during a recent technological survey, said Uisce Éireann. The pre-emptive repair is aimed at preventing a burst that could potentially affect all consumers in the Greater Dublin network. The utility said a burst would result in “unplanned and widespread water outages that could take weeks to repair and affect up to 1.7 million people”.
Uisce Éireann said it discovered the problem during a technological survey which identified parts of the pipeline that need repair. Mark O’Duffy of Uisce Éireann said the job was a complex project due to the size, age and location of the pipe.
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