Customers on Mid Galway Water Supply Scheme reminded to conserve water

Uisce Éireann is continuing to see high levels of domestic, commercial and agricultural demand for treated drinking water on the Mid Galway Water Supply Scheme in Galway, as dry warm weather continues this week. We would like to thank the public and ask for their continued support to conserve water in their homes, businesses and on farms.

Uisce Éireann has been working closely with Galway County Council to maximise the amount of treated drinking water available to all customers. With the high temperatures and larger numbers of people in many tourist and coastal areas, our caretakers and plant operators have been taking every measure to ensure that supply can keep up with increases in demand.

Demand for water in Tamplecross, Gurteen, Carrabane, Cahertinny, Caherhenryhoe, Attymon and Kiltullagh remains higher than previous years' average daily demand. The increase in demand will result in interruptions to supply, reduced water pressure and intermittent supply over the next 48hours.

Eoin Hughes, Uisce Éireann, commented: "Uisce Éireann understands the inconvenience this outage may cause. We are appealing to the public on the Mid Galway Water Supply Scheme to be mindful of how they use their water at home, as the temperatures remain high. We are appealing to customers to help conserve water by not running taps needlessly, taking showers instead of baths and to postpone using dishwashers and washing machines where possible. Further information on water conservation is available on our website at www.water.ie/conserve."

Vulnerable customers who have registered with Uisce Éireann receive direct communications from us for planned and unplanned outages lasting more than four hours.

Uisce Éireann understands the inconvenience when an outage occurs and thanks customers for their patience while we work to restore normal supply to all impacted customers. The Uisce Éireann customer care helpline is open 24/7 on 1800 278 278 and customers can also contact us on Twitter @IWCare with any queries. For updates please visit the Supply and Service Updates section of the Uisce Éireann website.

Uisce Éireann is responsible for the delivery of all public water and wastewater services in Ireland. We are committed to continuously upgrading and developing critical infrastructure to support the growth needed in housing and across our economy, while protecting the environment and safeguarding water supplies.