Saturday, November 21, 2009

Termonfeckin Road/Newfoundwell Water Pressure

Termonfeckin Road/Newfoundwell Water Pressure- Cllr. Callan

Notice of Question to be brought at December Meeting of Council by Deputy Mayor

Deputy Mayor, Cllr Kevin Callan has said that water pressure problems persist on the Termonfeckin Road and at Newfoundwell and that further investigations are needed to establish why homes in the area are still having difficulties with their water supply.

I have spoken with residents of the area in recent months and even this week the matter has arisen again, people have extremely low water pressure and even after the Council have sealed of leaks in pipes, the problem still exists. I have seen figures maintained by a local resident who has a water pump and they show water pressure levels rising and dropping severely and this is extremely worrying. I am presenting these figures to the engineering section and will be raising it at the monthly meeting of the Borough Council.

According to Cllr. Callan , “The findings of the annual report on service indicators for 2008 for local authorities showed that water leaks, unauthorised usage and metering errors are major problems for councils.

The Minister for the Environment has stated that he is highly critical of high volumes of drinking water going to waste and that councils who don't deal with such leaks could lose funding. Thee is clearly an issue of low water pressure in the area I am speaking about, I know that leaks have been repaired but there is a possibility that further leaks are causing this low pressure. I am concerned that the Minister has stated that he will hold back funding for water services from councils that failed to tackle the problem of drink water being wasted. We need to know why these problems are ongoing.

Cllr Callan said that the annual cost for treated drinking water in the State was €1 billion and that Drogheda Borough Council must establish why people are continuing to suffer from such low water pressure and to see that it is rectified as soon as possible.

Notice of Question for December Meeting of Drogheda Borough Council
Cllr. Kevin Callan
Deputy Mayor

“That this Council shall carry out investigations in relation to the matter of low water pressure which is occurring on the Termonfeckin Road and the Newfoundwell area.

Despite leak repairs carried out in the immediate area in recent times, water pressure is still a serious issue for local residents. Several homes in Beaulieu View estate and in College Rise have extremely poor and varied water pressure and this continues to be the case at the time of this notice of question”.

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