Overnight restrictions necessary for customers supplied by Taylorstown Water Treatment Plant

Information below is relevant until further updates are provided here or on our Supply and Service Updates section.

As a result of Storm Éowyn, overnight water restrictions are necessary for some Uisce Éireann customers supplied by the Taylorstown Water Treatment Plant to maintain a daytime supply for customers. 

Supply restrictions will be in place on parts of the South Regional Scheme for the coming days from 9pm until 8am to allow local reservoir levels recharge. 

Impacted areas may experience water outages or low pressure including: Fethard, Saltmills, Hook, Arthurstown, Duncannon, Ramsgrange and surrounding areas. 

Uisce Éireann’s Fionnuala Callery thanked the local community for conserving water during daytime hours. 
“We understand the inconvenience that restrictions cause, but they are necessary if we are to ensure we have a daytime supply for all our customers. We will be assessing the situation on a daily basis and an update will be provided in the coming days.
“The majority of customers should have adequate storage in their attic tanks to provide for essential uses such as flushing toilets for the duration of this restriction. However, customers can help conserve water by not running taps needlessly, taking showers instead of baths and postponing using dishwashers and washing machines where possible.

“Customers can find useful water saving tips on our website www.water.ie/conserve. This also includes an easy-to-use conservation calculator so you can work out how much water you are currently saving and how to conserve even more.”

Following return of supply, it typically takes two to three hours for normal supply to fully be restored to all areas as the water refills the network, especially for those on higher ground or at the end of the network. 

The Uisce Éireann customer care helpline is open 24/7 on 1800 278 278 and customers can also contact us on X @IWCare with any queries. For updates please visit the Water Supply Updates page. 

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