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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

MOTION NO. 12

MOTION: Councillor R. Dowds

That this Committee recommends that a survey be done of Rowlagh Estate, North Clondalkin to find out which houses had no water due to frozen pipes during the cold weather leading to a programme of works to re- lay the water pipes at a deeper level so that this problem doesn't recur.

REPORT:

The list of frozen services in the Rowlagh Estate is being compiled from queries/complaints received by Customer Care, Deansrath Depot switch and from the local inspector’s diary and from the number of houses that were supplied with 5 gallon containers of water to tie them over until the water returned when their services thawed. If it is felt that this still does not give an accurate picture of the number of frozen services in this estate, a  house to house survey will be undertaken.

During the cold spell a number of services in the Rowlagh Estate were dug up and had their services and stopcocks lowered in the footpaths outside the houses. However, this did not mean the return of water to the house in all cases as the service in the front garden still remained frozen. South Dublin County Council Water Maintenance Section will from the compiled list lower all frozen service pipes and stopcocks in the footpaths outside these houses over the coming months if it is  felt that the services are too shallow, but this may not cure the problem in the future during very cold weather as the service in the front garden may freeze. It is up to the houseowners to lower the services in their gardens/driveways to prevent this happening.