Water supply under pressure in areas of Co Louth due to increased demand

Irish Water is advising customers in Co Louth that due to the extremely cold weather conditions and exceptionally high water demand, some water treatment plants in the county are struggling to keep up with supply demands. 

 

Customers are being asked to conserve water to avoid reservoirs emptying and water pressure to homes and businesses being affected.

 

Yesterday power was restored to the Staleen Water Treatment Plant but storage reservoir levels  are at critically low levels and it is extremely important that customers in Drogheda conserve water. We are also asking customers in Dundalk to conserve water due to high demand. 

 

Customers throughout Co Louth are urged to conserve water by not running taps unnecessarily, taking showers instead of baths and to refrain from using dishwashers and washing machines.

  

Irish Water working in partnership with Louth County Council thanks customers for their patience while we work to resolve all issues due to the extremely cold weather conditions and would like to apologise to customers for any inconvenience caused. We wish to reassure customers that work and repairs are ongoing and are being completed as soon as it is safe to do so.

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Once further information is available we will issue another update. Updates will also be posted to our Supply and Service section.

Customers can contact our call centre 24/7 on 1850 278 278 or on Twitter @IWCare.