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Irish Times
03-08-2025
- Climate
- Irish Times
Water supply for Greater Dublin Area replenishing after Uisce Éireann completes major pipe repairs
'Critical and complex' repairs on a major water pipeline that supplies about a third of the drinking water across the Greater Dublin Area (GDA) have been successfully completed, Uisce Éireann has said. The water pipeline that connects the Ballymore Eustace Water Treatment Plant and the Saggart Reservoir was shutdown on Friday night and drained to allow for the repair work to take place. Teams from the water utility were deployed to work in shifts to complete the repairs without causing shortages, although some people saw a reduced water flow. The extensive repair work was scheduled this weekend as demand for water is typically lower than usual on bank holidays. READ MORE While reservoirs were filled in advance to reduce the chance of significant disruption, Uisce Éireann had asked householders to avoid unnecessary consumption to maximise the time technicians have to repair the pipeline. The utility said on Sunday morning that five significant leaks have been repaired, while 35 metres of damaged pipeline has been replaced. The work was time critical as the pipeline in question can only manage a shutdown of 28 hours before the treated water storage levels become too low, which would have caused significant disruption to supply. The water has now been turned back on and the network continues to replenish towards normal levels. 'We would like to thank everyone for coming together to conserve water,' said Uisce Éireann spokesman Declan Healy. [ How to save water: The average Irish person uses 133 litres a day Opens in new window ] He commended the public in the area for working to reduce usage over the weekend ad said it 'helped safeguard the water supply to yourselves and vulnerable users while supporting the crews working throughout the weekend to successfully deliver these essential works'. While the work has concluded, Uisce Éireann is continuing to urge the public in Dublin , Kildare and Wicklow to conserve water while the network is refilling. It said crews will be on standby for the remainder of the bank holiday weekend to investigate reports of low pressure and intermittent supply.
BBC News
01-08-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Dublin mains water may be affected by repair works
An appeal has been made for people in the greater Dublin area to conserve water this weekend ahead of "critical and complex" repair works.A pipeline supplying one third of the region's drinking water is at risk of failure and will be turned off for 28 hours from 11pm tonight to enable complex repairs to take people may experience interruptions to their water supply including low pressure, discoloured water, or water outages.A spokesperson for Uisce Éireann said: "We are appealing to everyone to act together and only use water for essential needs." The works scheduled for the weekend will repair a major pipeline that connects Ballymore Eustace Water Treatment Plant with the Saggart Reservoir, both south west of the are scheduled to "work through the day and night" to maintain the water supply as there is 28 hours' storage to supply customers in the Healy of Uisce Éireann said specialist teams would repair five active leaks and replace 35 metres of major pipeline supplies one third of the Greater Dublin's drinking water and will be turned off to facilitate these repairs.
