3,336 households in County Limerick have already received a letter from Irish Water indicating a potential leak on their property.
3,336 households in County Limerick have already received a letter from Irish Water indicating a potential leak on their property.Over 570 householders in Limerick have to date benefited from Irish Water’s First Fix Leak Repair Scheme.
The scheme was launched in early 2015 across all metering regions in County Limerick and throughout the country.
Figures just released to the end of March this year have shown that 573 householders in County Limerick have already benefitted from the scheme.
75,974 properties were identified with customer side leaks, 3,336 of which have been found in County Limerick.
Fine Gael TD for Limerick, Tom Neville, this week encouraged householders to avail of the scheme.
“Leakage of water from the network is a serious problem on a national scale and this is reflected in County Limerick. Lost water is estimated at 47 per cent nationally based on figures from the National Metering Programme and 39 per cent in County Limerick,” Deputy Neville explained.
“To avail of this scheme, customers must have a confirmed leak on their external supply pipe, have water meter installed on their property (so that the leak can be verified) and have a working and accessible inside stop valve.”
3,336 households in County Limerick have already received a letter indicating a potential leak on their property.
“I would strongly advise any customers who haven’t done so already to contact Irish Water immediately to request a Free Leak investigation. They will then be issued with a First Fix Repair Scheme offer detailing the terms and condition of the repair. This is a great opportunity to potentially avail of a free fix,” said Neville.
by Alan Jacques
