Homes on two Waterford City streets were deemed 'uninhabitable' by residents, due to ongoing water supply issues.
That's according to a local councillor who says he has raised the problems of Doyle Street and Monastery Street with the council.
The supply to those streets is now due to undergo significant improvements.
Speaking to WLR News, Councillor Éamon Quinlan says the issue has been ongoing for some time now.
"For many months now, residents in Doyle Street and Monastery Street have had their water pressure reduced to such an extent that many homes simply did not have a usable level of water to shower, cook, drink, etc, for months," he told WLR News.
"As such, several people communicated to councillors at a recent meeting in the Citizen's Information building on the Yellow Road in Waterford City that they have actually had to leave their homes and move in with family members in other locations, in order to enjoy a pretty basic quality of life."
Individual councillors have been dealing with certain homes directly as well as at that well-attended public meeting some weeks ago now.
"The problem is compounded by the fact that many of the streets in this area are so old they are on shared services," Councillor Quinlan continued.
"This means instead of having direct connections, they share the same connection, typically running through all their backyards. So when pressure is turned down or affected for one, it hits almost everyone in the area.
"I can confirm I have been in contact with Irish Water for some time now and they are now offering a solution.”
The Fianna Fáil Councillor advised that the Irish Water field engineers confirmed they have approved the transfer of services for 12 properties on Doyle Street and 5 properties on Monastery Street and allow decommission of the CI backyard mains.
The scheme is in process and it has now been handed over to their delivery team. Irish Water did not provide a timeline of delivery of the above measures, however.
It is envisaged that the works will be carried out by a work order to Waterford City and County Council's Water Services Team or if more specialized work is required, that Irish Water will tender for a private contractor to come in for a short period of time to carry out the works.
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