Irish Water is working with Tipperary County Council to restore water as quickly as possible to impacted customers due to a burst watermain at the Dundrum water treatment plant.
The company says that issues at the Dundrum Regional Water Supply Scheme located in Stook Rossmore are related to the recent series of storm events.
As a result, the plant is expected to be off-line until around midday. However, due to the location of the burst, and the time it will take to get the plant up and running, some areas will not see water restored until tonight along with some areas experiencing low pressure for the next 24 to 36 hours.
A water main rupture has also arisen on the raw water intake from the water supply source namely the Turraheen River.
As the plant had to be shut down for repairs the following areas are experiencing a loss of water supply: Rossmore; Carhue; Marlow Bridge; Clonoulty; Ballagh; Ardmayle; Cloneyharp; Bishopswood; Boherlahan; Tuberadora; Killough; Camus; Thurlesbeg; Gooldscross; Laffina; Clondarby; Longfield; and The Weir; and surrounding areas.
It is expected that the rupture will be repaired by early afternoon.
However water will not be restored to some areas until tonight and some areas will continue to experience low pressure for the next 24 to 36 hours.
Water containers are distributing water at the primary schools at Rossmore, Clonoulty and Boherlahan.
Vulnerable customers who have registered with Irish Water receive direct communications from Irish water for planned and unplanned outages lasting more than four hours.
The Irish Water customer care helpline is open 24/7 on 1800 278 278 and customers can also make contact via Twitter @IWCare with any queries. For updates please visit the Water Supply Updates section of the Irish Water website.
