Old village pumps in South East Clare could soon be restored to act as a back-up plan for water outages.
Shannon Area Councillors have given their backing to a joint project between Clare County Council and Irish Water to carry out works in six villages, at an estimated cost of around 1,000 euro per pump.
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The village of Parteen has experienced 11 water outages over a 12 month period as a result of improvement works, during which time water tankers have been sent out by the local authority.
Local Councillor Cathal Crowe says this could be avoided, if a safe and clean supply was always on hand in villages:
