Irish Water to 're-examine' water softening decision

Irish Water has agreed to re-examine their decision in March of 2019 to discontinue the use of the water Conditioning Unit at the Srowland extraction plant on the Barrow, writes Brian Byrne.

The unit, which cost €3.5m to install, was designed to remove lime from the Barrow water before it is put into the public supply.

The re-examining commitment was taken following a meeting on Friday between IW and Minister of State Martin Heydon and Cllr Tracey O'Dwyer.

Cllr O'Dwyer and her Naas MD colleague Cllr Evie Sammon had been seeking a meeting with the water authority for some time, following a range of complaints about the colour, taste, and other issues over the transition of water supply from Poulaphuca to the Barrow source for much of South Kildare, including Kilcullen.

Minister Heydon said that IW had agreed that some of the discolouration issues were related to the Srowland plant, as well as to older pipework infrastructure which is in need of replacement.

Other matters discussed during the meeting included the frustration being experienced by individuals and businesses at the length of time it is taking to get connected to IW systems.

"We will continue to pursue these issues until we get satisfactory outcomes,” Minister Heydon said afterwards.

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