Works continue on reservoirs

WORK began on the water reservoir at Hollywood/ Donard yesterday as Irish Water began the final phase of a programme of maintenance on County Wicklow reservoirs.

The project, which is being done in partnership with Wicklow County Council, is being carried out to inspect the condition of the reservoirs and to enable Irish Water to carry out any necessary maintenance work.

Work on the Hollywood and Donard reservoir got under way at noon yesterday (Tuesday, May 16) and are due to continue until noon tomorrow (Thursday, May 18). Water tankers will be located near the Hollywood Inn and Tuttys Bar in Hollywood and in the Square in Donard village for the duration of the works.

Work is scheduled to take place at the Valleymount/ Ballyknockan reservoir from noon on Tuesday, May 30, until noon on Thursday, June 1, and at the Barndarrig reservoir from noon on Wednesday, June 21, until noon on Friday, June 23. Irish Water has committed to writing to all affected households and businesses ahead of the works commencing to keep them informed of the situation.

The locations of water tankers for these two later projects will be announced closer to the time.

The reservoirs will be emptied to facilitate the maintenance work and this may cause interruption to customers’ water supplies, which is why water tankers are being provided for the duration of the works.

Once the reservoirs are drained, an inspection will be carried out to determine if any upgrade work is required. This might require the reservoirs to be out of service for longer, but, again, Irish Water has committed to keeping customers informed on all updates during the project.

All the reservoirs will also be cleaned during the programme.

The reservoirs included in this phase of the programme include the Hollywood and Donard, Valleymount/Ballyknockan and Barndarrig reservoirs. Work was completed last year on the Coolboy/Coolafany, Kiltegan, Knockananna, Knockanarrigan, Rathdangan, Stratford, and Thomastown Reservoirs.