CONFIRMATION that Uisce Éireann (formerly Irish Water) will commence work on replacing 300 metres of aged water mains in Clonlara this week has been welcomed by Fianna Fáil TD for Clare Cathal Crowe.
The project will see the existing old and damaged pipes replaced, with a view to addressing the frequency of leakages and burst mains in the area.
“This is very welcome work and will be of significant relief to a great many residents in Clonlara,” said Deputy Crowe.
“Clonlara village has grown over the past two decades – particularly with the development of the Church Fields housing estate and new social housing developments adjacent to Derryvinna – but the water infrastructure hasn’t been upgraded to meet these new developments, and indeed developments that’ll hopefully happen into the future.
“Approximately 10 years ago, there was a major water upgrade from O’Connor’s Cross, Parteen to Decourcy’s Bridge, Clonlara.
“This was to deal with frequent outages experienced by people in Clonlara but the works now planned will hep to further improve supply and deal with any outage problems people in the village have.
“I’ve been communicating recently with Uisce Éireann on the need to further upgrade the water mains in this locality.”
