It wasn’t just North Kerry and West Limerick that was affected by the weather, melting snow and incessant heavy rainfall led to poor quality raw water and problems for its treatment at Uisce Éireann’s Gearha facility.
Meanwhile, the utility was also tasked with repairing a major burst on the water pipe at the foot of Carrauntoohil. Charlie O’Leary, water operations lead in Kerry for Uisce Éireann, spoke to Jerry.
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