Irish Water Q&A: Landowners await route of 165-km water pipeline

Landowners along the preferred route option for a new supply of Dublin drinking water from the river Shannon will know by mid-year if a 200m wide pipeline route goes through their farms.

Any landowner affected will have the opportunity to participate in a public consultation process later this year.

Irish Water has identified the Parteen Basin on the River Shannon as its preferred option for a new supply of drinking water for Dublin and the Midlands, and proposes construction of a 165-kilometre pipeline from a reservoir on the Tipperary side, to the south of Lough Derg.