Temporary disruption to water supply in Ballinea area tomorrow
Householders in the Ballinea area and surrounding townlands will face a temporary disruption to their water supply tomorrow, Tuesday, December 21, Irish Water says.
The disruption is due to the ongoing work to replace almost 1.2km of old, cast iron water mains along the R390 in Ballinea. The old mains are being replaced with new, high density polyethylene (plastic) pipes which will reduce the number of bursts and water outages impacting customers and ensure a more reliable supply of water for the local community. Where existing service connections on the public side are lead, these will also be replaced as part of this improvement work.
To facilitate the safe delivery of these works, a temporary disruption to supply including low pressure and outages is required tomorrow from 10am until 2pm impacting customers in the following areas: Ballina, Kilpatrick, Habsorough, Strattonstown, Dundonnell, Byranstown and surrounding areas in Mullingar.
Crews will make every effort to minimise the disruption to impacted customers and will work to complete these works as quickly and as efficiently as possible. It typically takes two to three hours following restoration time for the network to refill and normal water supply to fully return.
Some traffic management may be necessary, however, local and emergency access will be maintained. Irish Water and Westmeath County Council regret any inconvenience these essential upgrade works may cause. Customers can find helpful tips and advice on how to prepare for planned works and avoid issues with their water supply by visiting the Irish Water website at www.water.ie/prepareforworks. Irish Water and Westmeath County Council regret any inconvenience these necessary improvement works may cause.
These works are being carried out on behalf of Irish Water by GMC Utilities Ltd and are expected to be completed in early 2022.
Speaking about the project Matt Thomson, Leakage Reduction Programme Regional Lead with Irish Water said: “These works are vital to ensure a more secure water supply to homes and businesses in Mullingar and are part of a significant investment by Irish Water to safeguard the water supply. We understand this type of work can be inconvenient and we will ensure our work crews make every effort to minimise any disruption these necessary works may cause. We would like to thank the community of Mullingar for their patience and cooperation while we continue to deliver these vital water network improvement works and safeguard the water supply now and into the future”.
The Irish Water customer care helpline is open 24/7 on 1800 278 278 and customers can also contact us on Twitter @IWCare with any queries. For updates please visit the Water Supply Updates section of the Irish Water website.