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Councillor Declan Doocey, has called on Waterford City & County Council to write to Irish Water asking them to solve the ongoing hard water problems in Lismore.

West Waterford councillor Declan Doocey, has called on Waterford City & County Council to write to Irish Water asking them to solve the ongoing hard water problems in Lismore.

The issue has been raised at several council meetings by Cllr Doocey, who says the high levels of lime in the water is causing damage to affected resident’s electrical equipment.

“It’s a real mess, the situation is ongoing in Lismore and it has to be treated, it’s not acceptable,” he said at the May meeting of Dungarvan/Lismore District Council. “We can’t wash our hands of it, we must advise Irish Water of this problem.

“Like other councillors here, I’m after getting numerous complaints from residents about it and I’m after making several attempts to try and solve the problem of the hard water. If you could write to Irish Water and see if they could solve it – that’s what they were put there for, to solve problems with water,” he said.

NO HEALTH RISK

The request to write a letter to Irish Water was seconded by Cllr John Pratt. Last September, senior engineer with the Council’s Environment Section, Gabriel Hynes, informed the meeting that there is no health risk resulting from the high levels of lime in the water, and as such, it is not a priority for Irish Water.

He added that an increased level of lime in water is ‘perhaps beneficial’. To which Cllr Doocey replied: “How can something that corrodes a pipe be good for your health?”

The problem primarily affects residents in the Deerpark area of Lismore, including St Carthage’s Nursing Home.

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