Cork County Council plans for drought conditions

Cork County Council is planning to dispatch more specialist teams to bolster water supplies in vulnerable areas because of the likelihood of a repeat of drought conditions experienced last summer.

The council has already launched a pilot scheme, setting up two teams dedicated to detecting large leaks in mains which supply vulnerable areas and then repairing them. They have also bored new supply wells in such areas and expect to do more in the coming years because of climate change.