HOUSEHOLDERS and businesses in a wide area of East Donegal are to be hit with overnight water restrictions amid calls for people to make efforts to conserve water.
Customers supplied by the main reservoir in Lough Mourne and Corradooey Reservoir in the Twin Towns, Crossroads, Convoy, Lifford and Rossgier areas may experience low pressure or supply disruptions.
Due to critically low water levels across the Lough Mourne Public Water Supply Scheme, Uisce Éireann is imposing nighttime water restrictions in order to maintain a daytime supply for customers.
The restrictions will be in place each night from 10pm to 8am the following morning to allow the local reservoir levels recharge.
These restrictions will remain in place until reservoir levels replenish.
While crews work to ensure supply for customers during the daytime, customers are being urged to conserve water where possible and to report any leaks.
A combination of increased demand and several bursts across the network has resulted in reservoir levels depleting significantly.
Uisce Éireann’s Damien O’Sullivan explained: “We regret any inconvenience as a result of these overnight restrictions. We are appealing to all customers in the impacted areas to conserve water during this time, as the reservoirs replenish. This will help prevent additional strain on the local supply.
“We have deployed additional resources to try to identify the sources of the demand and repair any leaks across the supply zone.
“While our frontline crews are working to manage water supply across the area and repair any leaks on the network, we need the help of our customers to conserve water while water levels remain critically low.
“Any reduction that customers can make in their usage can collectively result in significant supply improvements for all homes and businesses. We would also urge members of the public to continue to report any leaks or bursts on the public water network to our Customer Care Team on 1800 278 278, which is open 24/7.
“It’s important that we all consider our water usage and look at simple yet impactful ways to conserve water. It can sometimes be difficult to know where to start, but even small changes can make a significant difference.”
