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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

MOTION NO. 14

MOTION: Councillor B. Bonner

That the Manager would present a report on the current status of the pipe replacement programme at Rowlagh Crescent, Clondalkin.  In the light of the fact that residents were left without water for prolonged periods during last year's snow, what action has been taken to ensure that the same doesn't happen again.  If the money is not there to proceed, can an application be made to central government to fund this most necessary work.

REPORT:

There are almost 100 services in Rowlagh Estate mostly in Rowlagh Crescent that have been layed into the houses from the watermains not to the required minimum depth and are therefore liable to freeze in severely cold weather.  It is the responsibility of the Council to lower these services in the footpath from the watermain to the house boundary and the householders responsibility after that into the house. The lowering of these services roughly half to private houses and half to Council houses is on the list of tasks that the Water Maintenance Section have to do.  However, priority is given to fixing burst watermains and leaks on the system be they on services, stopcocks, sluice valves or hydrants and with dwindling staff numbers due to retirements it is highly likely that only a fraction of these services will be lowered before the new year.  Money is not the problem but staff resources.