Uisce Éireann’s focus remains firmly on improving water quality on the Northside of Cork City

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Uisce Éireann is continuing its targeted programme of intensive flushing works to improve water quality for homes and businesses across Cork City. 

These flushing works are part of Uisce Éireann’s network improvement plan to address water discolouration issues. 

Planned flushing will take place at Ard Patrick, Mount Farran and Farran Cleary Place on the Northside of Cork City from Tuesday, 18 March, and it is expected to take up to three nights to complete. 

Water Operations Lead for Uisce Éireann, James Goulding said: “This is the final phase of our planned flushing programme in the Inter South Central District Meter Area. On Tuesday night, we aim to begin zone four on the northside of Cork City. We are seeing positive benefits from undertaking this programme of flushing and we will continue to closely monitor any instances of discolouration as our crews work to tackle these incidents.”

As works progress through the area, signage will be put in place. Customers are also advised to check the supply and services section of the Uisce Eireann website.

To minimise disruption to the community, the works will be carried out at night-time during off peak usage hours, typically starting after 10pm and finishing in the early hours of the morning. This is to allow the network to have time to return to normal before the morning demand starts, reducing the potential for discoloured water at customers’ taps.

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 reiterates its public health advice that water is safe to drink when it is running clear. Water can be discoloured due to sediment from old cast iron pipes, works on the water network in your area or elevated levels of naturally occurring metals such as manganese and iron. More information on manganese can be found in the HSE’s Frequently Asked Questions re Manganese in Drinking Water manganese-in-drinking-water-faqs.pdf 

For more information and advice, please visit our website.