Water Supply Project Eastern and Midlands Region

Our purpose is to deliver transformative water services that enable communities to thrive. For the Eastern and Midlands Region, rising to this challenge requires a new water source.

Today, we have just one source to supply 85% of the water for the Greater Dublin Area – the River Liffey. This dependence on the Liffey (and the two main treatment plants of Ballymore Eustace and Leixlip) results in a serious vulnerability to risks such as prolonged drought and/or contamination. Furthermore, economic growth, population growth including the demand for housing and the impact of climate change means our forecasts show that the region will need 34% more water by 2044 than is available today. This combination of a growing water supply deficit and lack of supply resilience is not sustainable-we need a new source of water.

The solution is the Water Supply Project Eastern and Midlands Region. A critical national infrastructure project, it will have capacity to support water supply needs for up to 50% of our population. It will bring treated water from the Parteen Basin to Peaumont in Dublin with the capacity for offtakes along the route in Tipperary, Offaly and Westmeath. It will also enable supplies serving Dublin to be redirected back locally in Carlow, Wicklow, Meath and Louth.

Welcome to our Virtual Consultation Room. Click the button below and the room will open in another browser window. The Virtual Room contains all the information on the project in a 360-degree room. Use the direction icons to move around and use your mouse to click on a TV screen or a Display Board to view its information and a feedback form for you to leave your comments.

Coming Soon...you can listen back to our webinar hosted by the Project Team to help you make a submission.

Stakeholders can use the following questions to guide their feedback. However, this is just an aide, and all relevant submissions received in response to the consultation will be considered.

1. What are your thoughts on the potential benefits of the Proposed Project? 
2. Do you have any feedback on the key infrastructure components of the Proposed Project, such as the water intake and pumping station, pipelines, water treatment plant, storage reservoir, booster pumping station and break pressure tank?  
3. What are your views on the proposed construction approach, including the use of identified roads for construction traffic, and the locations of temporary storage and working areas?   
4. Can you provide any comments on the potential environmental impacts of the Proposed Project and the measures proposed to mitigate these impacts?
5. Are there any additional comments you would like to share regarding the Proposed Project?

We welcome all relevant submissions on the proposed project and will carefully consider each one. After the consultation period ends, a Consultation Submissions Report will be available on our project website.

The feedback received will help shape the documentation for the planning application. Our goal is to submit the Strategic Infrastructure Development planning application and Compulsory Purchase Order application to An Bord Pleanála in 2025. This submission will include all plans, particulars, supporting reports, the Environmental Impact Assessment Report, and the Natura Impact Statement.

For more information, please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions document. If you have any other queries, feel free to contact us via the email address provided above.

• Project Summary Report Water Supply Project Eastern and Midlands Region 2025
   
• Project Summary Report Water Supply Project Eastern and Midlands Region - Supporting Figures  - Site Layout Plans
   
• Project Summary Report Water Supply Project Eastern and Midlands Region - Supporting Figures  - Proposed Land Use
   
• Project Summary Report Water Supply Project Eastern and Midlands Region - Supporting Figures  - Landscape Plans
   
• Project Summary Report Water Supply Project Eastern and Midlands Region - Supporting Figures  - Overview Component Plans
   
  • Project Summary Report Water Supply Project Eastern and Midlands Region - Supporting Figures  - Overview Component Plans 1-20
     
  • Project Summary Report Water Supply Project Eastern and Midlands Region - Supporting Figures  - Overview Component Plans 21-40
     
  • Project Summary Report Water Supply Project Eastern and Midlands Region - Supporting Figures  - Overview Component Plans 41-59
     
• Project Summary Report Water Supply Project Eastern and Midlands Region 2025 - Executive summary
   
• Project Summary Report Water Supply Project Eastern and Midlands Region 2025 - Appendix 1
   
• Project Summary Report Water Supply Project Eastern and Midlands Region 2025 - Appendix 2
   
• Consultation Brochure
   
• Water Supply Project Eastern and Midlands Region infographic
   

• Water Supply Project, critical to securing Ireland’s economic growth and housing needs for the future, gets Government green light
• Uisce Éireann launches Public Consultation on the Water Supply Project Eastern and Midlands Region