Thurles Regional Water Supply Scheme

Glan Agua, in partnership with Irish Water and Tipperary County Council have completed the design, construction, commissioning, testing, operation and maintenance of the Water Treatment Plant (WTP) at Thurles.

The completion of the project ensures a safe, secure and reliable supply of drinking water to over 15,000 people in the Thurles area, as well as Borrisoleigh, Ballycahill and Holycross.

The scope of works included:

All mechanical and electrical works associated with the intake and pumping station on the River Clodiagh at Rathkennan including associated/ancillary civil works
New raw water rising main from the River Clodiagh Pumping Station to a new water treatment works at Killeenyarda, Holycross
New water treatment works with an output capacity of 8,600m3/d over 18-hour day (i.e., 470m3/hr) at Killeenyarda, Holycross including drainage outfall pipe to the River Suir
The provision of drinking water pumping facility to deliver treated drinking water via an existing rising main to the existing Garrynamona Reservoir.
All works associated with testing, leak location, repair, reinstatement, commissioning and bringing into service of the existing 450mm diameter rising main from the crossroads at Killeenyarda to the Garrynamona Reservoir which was constructed by others under Contract No. 1
All works associated with testing, commissioning and bringing into service of the existing 600mm diameter gravity outlet main from the Garrynamona Reservoir to the Site Boundary, which was constructed by others under Contract No. 1
All works associated with testing, commissioning and bringing into service of the existing 250mm diameter scour pipeline from the Garrynamona Reservoir to the outfall point which was constructed by others under Contract No. 1
All works associated with the installation of mechanical and electrical equipment and control systems at the existing Garrynamona Reservoir
All works associated with the installation of a new secondary chlorine dosing system at the existing Garrynamona reservoir
All works associated with the construction of new distribution pipelines on Abbey Road, Thurles
All works associated with the construction of new a river crossing at Annfield Bridge
All works associated with the provision of SCADA and Control Systems including communications between sites
All associated site and ancillary work
Carry out the duties of Project Supervisor Design Process (PSDP), Designer and Project Supervisor Construction Stage (PSCS)
Operation and maintenance