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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, September 13, 2021

QUESTION NO.15

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

To ask the Chief Executive to confirm that he is satisfied with the level of water supplies in the County given the great weather and the demand on supplies and will he make a statement? 

REPLY:

SDCC operates under a service level agreement with Irish Water which includes operation and maintenance of the water supply network within the County.  Irish Water is the national water services authority and are responsible for management of the water supply and for planning and providing for future needs.

Regular operations meetings take place with Irish Water and the Greater Dublin Region Local Authorities to best manage the supply within the region.  These meetings presently take place fortnightly, but are more often if required if there are issues arising such as drought conditions, water quality incidents or significant bursts which may lead to area outages.  There have been no significant issues with the water supply in summer 2021 due to weather conditions.

Irish Water are working on a National Water Resources Plan, which is a 25 year strategy to provide a sustainable, secure and reliable drinking water supply.  Information on this plan is available on Irish Water's website www.water.ie

Members are reminded that Irish Water have established a Local Representative Support Desk.  This desk can be contacted at localrepsupport@water.ie Irish Water also hold Councillor Clinics, which typically take place quarterly.