Local businesses to receive new water meters

 

Businesses in counties Leitrim, Cavan and Monaghan are to receive new meters, according to a statement released by Irish Water.

Each complete with in-built drive-by technology to allow for faster and more frequent meter readings, the semi-State authority says the move will result in “fewer estimated bills” whilst also providing data to Irish Water to assist in identifying potential leaks at a business' premises.
The Regional Meter Replacement Programme was launched late last year, and is currently ongoing in Donegal, Limerick, Sligo, Roscommon, and Galway.
Business customers set to receive replacement meters in Leitrim, Cavan and Monaghan have already been notified by letter.

“Irish Water would like to stress that there is no charge to customers for the installation of the new meters which should ultimately provide them with a more accurate bill for their water usage and a means of detecting water leaks on their properties,” the statement said.
Water supply to businesses will be temporarily shut-off for approximately 15 minutes while the water meters are being replaced, however Irish Water says the company will endeavour to keep the length of this water outage to a minimum. “Businesses will receive a reminder notification at least two days before the work is scheduled to begin and the project team will speak to the customer directly before interrupting supply,” the spokesperson added.