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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, November 13, 2023

QUESTION NO.14

QUESTION: Councillor K. Mahon

To ask the Chief Executive to clarify the procedure related to blocked sewers and to clarify where boundaries exist and where responsibility for repairs lie? 

REPLY:

Uisce Éireann owns and is responsible for the operation and maintenance of public wastewater sewers.  Any issues with a public wastewater sewer should be reported to Uisce Éireann, and their contact details are available on their website www.water.ie

Operation and maintenance of private drains is the responsibility of the householder/s connected to the drain. 

Where estates have not been taken in charge the pipework belongs to and is operated and maintained by the developer, or in some situations the developer may have arranged a property management company to take on that responsibility.

Uisce Éireann have useful information on their website on blockages, and guidance on pipe responsibilities.

Blockages | Help | Uisce Éireann (formerly Irish Water)

Members are reminded that Uisce Éireann have a Local Representative Support Desk, and that it can be contacted at localrepsupport@water.ie