Works to reduce high levels of water leakage are to begin in Bandon next week.
500 metres of aged water mains will be replaced along the R586 Dunmanway Road and are expected to be completed in September.
Speaking to RedFM News, Uisce Eireann's Brian O'Leary says this will help get more water into people's homes and businesses:
"A lot of these mains that we are taking out are old iron cast mains. They cause poor pressure. They can also cause discolouration issues. In the city they are dating back 100 years, maybe less so in some of the areas around the county. But they are leaking at joints. We are losing water through so, so again that will cut down on the leakage and more water we are treating at our plants is reaching customer's taps."
