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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF LUCAN AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

QUESTION NO. 14

QUESTION: Councillor G. O'Connell

To ask the Manager to have the question of low water pressure (not just recently) in a number of areas of Palmerstown  investigated (Palmerstown Avenue, The Dingle, The Coppice and adjacent roads, Elderwood and adjacent roads and to indicate what arrangements have been/will be made during water restrictions to service these areas?

REPLY:

Unfortunately the roads in Woodfarm Acres area (The Dingle, The Coppice, Elderwood, etc) are some of the highest areas in the water network system in the North Clondalkin/Palmerstown/Lucan areas and are therefore the first to lose water during shutdowns and the last to get the water back after the restrictions are lifted. The pressures in the Woodfarm Acres area are boosted by a small pump situated at the bus terminal on Kennelsfort Road but this turns itself off when there is no water in the watermains and can get airlocked when the water returns, therefore leading to lower pressures in the high areas of Woodfarm Acres until it is bled of air. 

Some of the “no water” calls in this area were due to frozen services and burst services to outside taps and washing machines in outdoor sheds. Now that the water restrictions have been lifted a proper service to all properties in the Palmerstown area should return with a minimum pressure of 15 metre head or more available to all households.