Flushing works planned for Cork City

Information below is relevant until further updates are provided here or on our Supply and Service Updates section.

Uisce Éireann will undertake further flushing works this Saturday, 29 June, as part of efforts to improve water quality for homes and businesses in Cork City. This is part of the work of Uisce Éireann’s dedicated Water Quality Taskforce that continues to address water discolouration issued for affected customers across the city.

This targeted flushing work is set to commence at 9am on Saturday morning and is expected to continue until 4pm. As works progress through the area, signage will be put in place.

Flushing will take place in the following areas:

• Melbourne Road, Woburn and surrounding areas
• Hollywood Estate, Millstream and Hollymount and surrounding areas
• Farranferris and surrounding areas
• Glenheights Park, Glenthorn and surrounding areas
• Copper Hill, Beaumount and surrounding areas
• Templeacre Avenue, Chapel Field, Upper Cathedral Road and surrounding areas

Water Operations Lead for Uisce Éireann, Sean Lynch said: “Our goal is to minimise the instances of discolouration for the people where reports of discolouration have been received. Areas are prioritised based on customer feedback and reports directly to our customer care team.”

The programme involves isolating and flushing small sections of the water network to clear any build-up of sediment from the old cast iron pipes. Isolating the flushing area from the larger network in this manner minimises disruption and improves sediment removal. Clearing the pipes can result in sediment carrying through to customers’ taps resulting in increased instances of discoloured water in the short-term.

Uisce Éireann thanks customers for their patience as we continue to work to reduce instances of discolouration across Cork City, and regrets any inconvenience caused.

Uisce Éireann continues to advise not to drink discoloured water. In the event of discolouration, running the tap for several minutes - we recommend up to 20 minutes - will usually restore water to a clear colour. The water is safe to drink once running clear. If the issue remains unresolved, we encourage customers to contact us directly. The customer care helpline is open 24/7 on 1800 278 278. Customers reporting instances of discolouration help us to determine flushing locations on the network.

For more information and advice, please visit www.water.ie/help/water-quality/discoloured-water/.