Water restrictions in place
Uisce Éireann has begun what they describe as critical and complex repair works to a major pipeline that supplies one third of the Greater Dublin Area’s (GDA) drinking water.
These planned essential works will safeguard water supply for the GDA, and the water running through this major pipeline will be turned off to facilitate these works.
Uisce Éireann is appealing to customers in Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow to only use water for essential needs to help maintain everyone’s water supply during the critical repair works this bank holiday weekend.
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Uisce Éireann says in preparation for this bank holiday weekends works, all treated water reservoirs in the Greater Dublin Area are as full as possible.
However, they say there is still a risk that customers in Dublin and parts of Kildare and Wicklow may experience interruptions to their water supply including low pressure, discoloured water, or water outages.
Head of Water Operations at Uisce Éireann, Margaret Attridge, said ‘We are asking for the publics help to maintain water levels in the reservoirs for as long as possible, for this weekend we are appealling for everyone to act together and only use water for essential needs’
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She added, ‘Please hold off on filling baths, car washing, power hosing, window washing, filling paddling pools, and anything that is not vital.’
Uisce Éireann will keep customers updated on the location(s) and duration of any prolonged impacts including supply disruptions.
