Most homes affected by a water outage in Burnfoot have had their supply restored this morning, Uisce Éireann has confirmed.
Around 40 of the 50 homes affected in the Brea Road, Garvary and Gortcormican areas had supply restored last night following an intensive repair effort.
Crews remain on site working to restore water to the remaining ten homes on Inch Island.
An alternative water supply remains available at Food Guru takeaway in Burnfoot, and the tanker will stay in place until all customers have normal supply restored. Customers using this supply are reminded to use their own containers and to boil water before use.
Uisce Éireann’s Damien O’Sullivan thanked the Burnfoot and Buncrana communities for their patience during the outage.
“We know how disruptive it is to be without water, and we would like to thank the Burnfoot, Buncrana and surrounding communities for the patience and support they have shown throughout this incident. Our crews continue to work tirelessly to complete the repairs and restore supply to all those affected,” he said.
Uisce Éireann said it may take several hours after repairs are completed for supply to return fully, particularly for homes at the end of the network or on higher ground, as the system recharges.
Customers with queries can contact Uisce Éireann’s customer care team 24/7 on 1800 278 278.