Galway Bay fm newsroom - It's been revealed that a major leak on the water network in the Salthill area was losing 850 thousand litres of clean drinking water every day.
The leak - described by Irish Water as "colossal" - was discovered at Taylors Hill and has now been repaired.
Enough water to supply the population of Ballinasloe for an entire day.
That's what was being lost on a daily basis through the leak discovered on the network at Taylors Hill.
Every 24 hours, 850 thousand litres of clean drinking water was seeping into the ground.
Crews were aware of a likely leak due to a spike in usage, but found it challenging to identify the location, as no water came to the surface.
Following an extensive effort using specialised equipment, the leak has now been pinpointed and repaired.
Irish Water has described the fix as one of the largest savings of water this year in the entire North-West region
