Major water leak
repaired in Buncrana
14.09.21
GOOD news for Inishowen as
Irish Water, working in partnership with Donegal County
Council, has saved in excess of 500,000 litres of water
per day following a major leakage investigation and
repair in Buncrana. The works will provide a more secure
and reliable water supply for the town and surrounding
areas.
Repair of the massive leak on the Buncrana to Slab road
has saved enough clean drinking water to supply almost
3,900 people or the population equivalent of
Manorcunningham, Newtowncunningham, Burnfoot, Fahan,
Saint Johnston and Killea for a day.
Irish Water and Donegal County Council recognised that
the water supply in Buncrana, the second most populated
town in Donegal, was subject to a high level of leakage
but there was a challenge in locating the water loss due
to the limited information on the underground public
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Major leak repair in
Buncrana saves over 500k litres of water per day. |
An extensive review of the
network was carried out and following the installation
of a new public meter, crews were able to locate the
leak and plan the repair.
The works involved the installation of a bulk meter,
which gathers information about water usage and flow, on
the Buncrana trunk main. The meter enabled crews to
locate the underground leak on the public supply, which
serves a large geographical area from Buncrana to Muff
and Saint Johnson to Manorcunningham.
Irish Water and Donegal County Council worked together
to ensure the successful completion of the project and
invaluable local knowledge, coupled with the fact that
works took place overnight on 20 July 2021, helped
minimise disruption to the local community.
Speaking about the success of the repair, Declan Cawley,
Networks Regional Lead with Irish Water, said, “It is
difficult to comprehend that over 500,000 litres of
clean drinking water was being lost underground, every
day. No water was surfacing on the ground, so the data
was imperative for us to locate this leak. Water is a
valuable resource and expensive to produce so finding
this massive leak and successfully repairing it was of
paramount importance". |
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