New Ballymore Eustace Water Reservoir To Have Capacity Of 40 Olympic Swimming Pools

The new flag ship reservoirs will supply water to the greater Dublin Area.

Irish Water has announced the construction of a new reservoir at the Ballymore Eustace Treatment Plant.

The Kildare plant is the largest water treatment plant in the country.

The project involves the construction of a new, covered, treated storage reservoir and associated pipelines, which will have the capacity to store 100 million litres of treated drinking water, the equivalent of 40 Olympic sized swimming pools.

The flagship reservoir project will safeguard the drinking water supply for the Greater Dublin Area.

Irish Water, in partnership with Dublin City Council and South Dublin County Council, will also progress works on the construction of the new reservoir in Saggart.

It will include a new electro chlorination plant and associated infrastructure as well as the construction of approximately 680 metres of the new Slade Valley trail which will run along the boundary of the site and has been incorporated into the design of the works at the reservoir site.

This is the first section of the trail to be constructed within the town limits of Saggart. 

This upgrade marks the first significant investment in the existing Saggart waterworks since it was built in the 1950s.

Irish Water has said the current waterworks will be replaced with a new reservoir, which will provide increased treated drinking water storage and new infrastructure that is critical for communities and economy to grow and develop.

This project is one of a number of critical steps in safeguarding Dublin’s water supply to ensure it is capable of meeting current and future demand. 

The works, which began in March, are progressing well with construction on the main reservoir structure and inlet valve house already underway. Works to divert the existing supply pipeline have been completed and existing reservoir structures have been removed.    

Speaking about the project, Stephen Seymour, Portfolio Delivery Manager with Irish Water, said: “The new reservoir will have the capacity to 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 project is being delivered on behalf of Irish Water by Coffey Construction Ireland Ltd. and is expected to be completed within 3 years.

Additional information can be found at www.water.ie/saggart. 

On Tuesday morning, Stephen Seymour joined Eoin Beatty on 'Kildare Today':