Water returning to customers in North Kildare - Uisce Éireann
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Customers affected in Coill Dubh, Prosperous, Derrinturn, Kilmeage, Robertstown, Allenwood and surrounding areas
Water supplies are returning to customers across North Kildare after a period of exceptionally high demand placed pressure on the local network, according to Uisce Éireann.
Uisce Éireann said reservoir levels are continuing to recover following the recent spell of warm weather, which resulted in treated water being used faster than it could be produced and stored at Allen Reservoir.
The pressure on supplies affected customers in Coill Dubh, Prosperous, Derrinturn, Kilmeage, Robertstown, Allenwood and surrounding areas.
The utility company said it may take several hours for normal supplies to fully return to all customers as the network continues to recharge.
Alternative water supplies remain available at a number of locations to support customers while the system recovers, including Prosperous National School, Curryhill, Naas; Aylmere Court, Kilmeage; the R403 in Allenwood; the former Grand Canal Hotel in Robertstown; St Conleth’s National School in Derrinturn; and the Village Arch Café in Coill Dubh.
Customers collecting water are reminded to bring their own containers and to boil water before consumption as a precautionary measure.
Uisce Éireann’s Eoghan Forristal thanked customers for their patience and efforts to conserve water during the period of high demand.
“We would like to thank customers for their patience and cooperation while reservoir levels recovered. Water supply is now returning to affected customers and will continue to recharge the network over the course of the day,” he said.
“While supply is recovering, we are asking customers across Co Kildare to continue to use water carefully to help treated water reservoirs replenish.”
He said small changes by households and communities could make a significant difference in maintaining supplies during the warm weather.
Uisce Éireann is continuing to encourage customers to conserve water by taking shorter showers, avoiding unnecessary use of hoses and sprinklers, fixing leaking taps and only running washing machines and dishwashers when full.
Customers can find further water conservation advice at water.ie or contact Uisce Éireann’s customer care team 24/7 on 1800 278 278. Updates are also available through the company’s service and supply section and text alert service.