Repairs to a burst water main which is causing supply disruptions to Emly, Knocklong Road, Hospital Road, Duncummin, Rodus, Glenbane and surrounding areas are not expected to be completed before 6pm today
The public are advised to bring their own containers and to boil the water before use as a precaution.Members of the community between Kilfeacle and Thomastown are reporting very low water pressure this morning – changes made by Uisce Eireann last Friday put the Thomastown bore hole supply and the Thomastown WTP into operation to supply the area.
An update has been sought from Uisce Eireann. burst water main which is causing supply disruptions to Emly, Knocklong Road, Hospital Road, Duncummin, Rodus, Glenbane and surrounding areas are not expected to be completed before 6pm today.
Water tankers have been placed at four locations – the Emly GAA Pitch, the Church in Emly, Adjacent to the Thatch Bar in Emly and at Glen Court Housing Estate in Emly until 6pm this evening.
The public are advised to bring their own containers and to boil the water before use as a precaution.
Members of the community between Kilfeacle and Thomastown are reporting very low water pressure this morning – changes made by Uisce Eireann last Friday put the Thomastown bore hole supply and the Thomastown WTP into operation to supply the area.
An update has been sought from Uisce Eireann.
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As the water shortage in county Tipperary gets worse Uisce Eireann says more communities are to face night time supply restrictions. Residents in the Rosegreen and Cashel areas are to have night time restrictions on water supply each night until Sunday June 11th to help reservoir levels recover. In addition to restrictions at Rosegreen, customers located at higher elevations of the network in Cashel town will experience reduced pressure and/or intermittent supply.
This will lead to low pressure and/or outages: Rosegreen, Rathmacarthy, Rathsallagh, Tullamain, Lowesgreen, Stephenstown, Ballyduagh, Rathordan, Mayfield and surrounding areas. It can take two to three hours following low pressure for normal supply to be fully restored to all areas as water refills the network.
Four tankers have been put in place for the public to collect water – the tankers are at Dansies Shop Carpark, Rosegreen, adjacent to the Tipperary Raceway, Rosegreen, at Rockview Housing Estate, Deerpark Road, Cashel and at the Entrance to Greenfields Housing Estate
Uisce Eireann says Continued high demand for water, combined with ongoing low rainfall levels has resulted in local reservoir levels depleting to unsatisfactory levels.
Customers in the Killenaule and Gortnahoe areas had their supply restricted last night. The supply should be restored as of 8am today. The restriction is being used to help local reservoirs replenish to improve pressure on the overall network. Customers in Killenaule, Ballynonty, Glengoole, Gortnahoe and surrounding areas can now expect normal supply to return in the next few hours up to 11am today.
Water demand will continue to be monitored and further restrictions may be required.
Uisce Éireann are asking the public to help play their part by reducing water usage when possible by avoiding power washing and the use of garden hoses, checking for leaks on outdoor taps and water troughs and minimising the use of paddling and swimming pools
