Home owners in many parts of Cork have been complaing with the quality of tap water for sometime .
Today Uisce �ireann announced it will be setting about to improve the situation with work to commence this Thursday
In a statement the company said it continues to work to improve water quality for homes and businesses in Cork City with its targeted programme for intensive flushing works. These works are set to get underway in The Glen on the Northside of Cork City on Thursday, 8 August.
These flushing works are part of Uisce �ireann�s network improvement plan to address water discolouration issues.
Planned flushing will take place in Glen Avenue, Mangerton Close, Avoca Crescent, Comeragh Park, Brandon Crescent, Glen View Park, Mourne Avenue and Errigal Heights.
Water Operations Lead for Uisce �ireann, Sean Lynch said: �This is the start of the next phase of our extensive flushing plan for the Northside of Cork City that will be undertaken over the coming weeks. Our goal is to minimise the instances of discolouration for the people of Cork City in targeted areas across Cork City, where reports of discolouration have been received. Areas are prioritised based on customer feedback and reports directly to our customer care team. It is anticipated that this programme of works will take approximately six weeks.�
To minimise disruption further, the works will be carried out at night-time during off peak usage hours, typically starting after 8pm until 4am. It is intended that the network will have time to return to normal before the morning demand starts, reducing the potential for discoloured water at customers� taps.
