€59m reservoir in Saggart will provide water for 300,000 homes
Mayor Peter Kavanagh; Deputy Lord Mayor Dublin City Council, Cllr Joe Costello; and Irish Water’s Stephen Seymour; as Irish Water in partnership with Dublin City Council and South Dublin County Council turn the sod on the construction of a new 100 million litre reservoir in Saggart that will help to safeguard the water supply to homes and businesses in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). Photo by Naoise Culhane

€59m reservoir in Saggart will provide water for 300,000 homes

THE commencement of works on the new reservoir in Saggart was marked with the turning of the sod at the site last week.

Irish Water, in partnership with Dublin City Council and South Dublin County Council, is delivering a new state-of-the-art reservoir which will store 100 million litres of treated drinking water – the equivalent of 40 Olympic-size swimming pools – supplied from Ballymore Eustace Water treatment plant, Ireland’s largest water treatment plant.

Back in January, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, gave approval to Irish Water to enter into a capital commitment of up to €59.1m for the design and construction phase of the project.

The construction of the new reservoir and associated pipelines is expected to be completed within three years. Coffey Construction Ireland Limited recently signed the contract to deliver this project on behalf of Irish Water.

Speaking at the sod-turning for the project, Mayor Peter Kavanagh said that this reservoir will “support existing and future residential and commercial development.”

“The construction of this key piece of infrastructure demonstrates how Irish Water, working in partnership with South Dublin County Council and Dublin City Council and along with Coffey Construction, is delivering infrastructure critical for our communities and our economy.

“I would like to wish Irish Water and the project team well as they embark on this important project that will help to build resilience in our water infrastructure for the longer term”

The upgrade marks the first significant investment in the existing Saggart waterworks since it was built in the 1950s. The current waterworks will be replaced with a new reservoir that will provide treated drinking water storage.

Stephen Seymour, Irish Water said: “This particular project will provide strategic treated water storage capability at Saggart which is needed to support the building of houses and schools; to attract new industry and to allow companies to expand and grow across the GDA.

“In terms of size and scale, the new reservoir can store enough water to supply almost 300,000 homes with the water they need for one day. It is one of a portfolio of water projects that we are delivering to safeguard the water supply to homes and businesses.”

THE commencement of works on the new reservoir in Saggart was marked with the turning of the sod at the site last week, reports Aimee Walsh.

Irish Water, in partnership with Dublin City Council and South Dublin County Council, is delivering a new state-of-the-art reservoir which will store 100 million litres of treated drinking water – the equivalent of 40 Olympic-size swimming pools – supplied from Ballymore Eustace Water treatment plant, Ireland’s largest water treatment plant.

Back in January, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, gave approval to Irish Water to enter into a capital commitment of up to €59.1m for the design and construction phase of the project.

The construction of the new reservoir and associated pipelines is expected to be completed within three years. Coffey Construction Ireland Limited recently signed the contract to deliver this project on behalf of Irish Water.

Speaking at the sod-turning for the project, Mayor Peter Kavanagh said that this reservoir will “support existing and future residential and commercial development.”

“The construction of this key piece of infrastructure demonstrates how Irish Water, working in partnership with South Dublin County Council and Dublin City Council and along with Coffey Construction, is delivering infrastructure critical for our communities and our economy.

“I would like to wish Irish Water and the project team well as they embark on this important project that will help to build resilience in our water infrastructure for the longer term”

The upgrade marks the first significant investment in the existing Saggart waterworks since it was built in the 1950s. The current waterworks will be replaced with a new reservoir that will provide treated drinking water storage.

Stephen Seymour, Irish Water said: “This particular project will provide strategic treated water storage capability at Saggart which is needed to support the building of houses and schools; to attract new industry and to allow companies to expand and grow across the GDA.

“In terms of size and scale, the new reservoir can store enough water to supply almost 300,000 homes with the water they need for one day. It is one of a portfolio of water projects that we are delivering to safeguard the water supply to homes and businesses.”

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