Town loses 200,000 gallons of water a day via leaks

ALMOST 200,000 gallons of water a day are being lost in a north Cork town because of leaking pipes, it has estimated.

Leaks from pipes, including those in newly constructed estates, are exacerbating Cork County Council’s attempts to restore water to elevated parts of Mallow.

Aidan Weir, the council’s most senior engineer in the region, said a number of the 500-plus new houses at Castlepark and College Woods were experiencing leaks at valves and stopcocks and this was draining the town’s supply.