Repairs successfully completed at Vartry Water Treatment Plant
09 September 2022
Information below is relevant until further updates are provided here or on our Supply and Service Updates section.
Uisce Éireann, working with Dublin City Council, Wicklow County Council and Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council, has successfully completed repairs following a mechanical issue at Vartry Water Treatment Plant and water is beginning to return to customers.
Due to the size and scale of the supply network, full supply may not return to all impacted customers until the early hours of tomorrow morning, especially those on higher ground or extremities of the network, as reservoir levels recover and water refills the network.
Customers may also experience some temporary water discolouration following the works and occasionally issues such as internal airlocks may arise. For advice on clearing discoloration and airlocks, visit our Issues during or after an outage page.
John O’Donoghue, Uisce Éireann, commented: “I would like to thank our colleagues in Uisce Éireann, Dublin, Wicklow, and Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Councils who worked hard to complete the repairs and keep disruptions to a minimum. Crews made every effort to maintain water supply to as many areas as possible by reconfiguring the water network where possible and preventing further outages for thousands of customers.
“We would like to reassure all customers supplied by Vartry Water Treatment Plant that there are no issues relating to water quality as a result of the mechanical issue and the water is safe to drink. Some customers, however, may experience temporary discoloration of their water, or their water to appear brown or orange in colour due to dislodged sediment from the pipes as a result of network reconfiguration and changes in flow, pressure and direction. This is not harmful to health, however, we would advise customers not to drink the water until normal water supply has been restored. We would ask that customers who experience water quality issues to please let us know by contacting our Customer Care helpline which is open 24/7 on 1800 278 278 or on Twitter @IWCare with any queries.”
Uisce Éireann regrets the inconvenience and thanks customers for their patience while we worked to restore normal supply to impacted customers as quickly as possible.
If customers continue to experience water supply issues, please call the Uisce Éireann customer care helpline which is open 24/7 on 1800 278 278 or on Twitter @IWCare with any queries. For updates please visit the Supply and Service Updates section of our website.
Previous Updates
Uisce Éireann is working with Dublin City Council, Wicklow County Council and Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council to restore water as quickly as possible to impacted customers following a mechanical issue at Vartry Water Treatment Plant.
Every effort is being made to reduce the impact on customers and maintain water supply to as many areas as possible. Crews are utilising available storage and are working to reconfigure the network where possible, however, customers in the following areas in Wicklow and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown will experience low pressure and outages until repairs are complete and reservoir levels recover: Newcastle, Newtownmountkennedy, Kilcoole, Kilpedder, Kilmacanogue, Fassaroe/Berryfield Lane, Kilcroney, Delgany, Killiskey, Nuns Cross, Coynes Cross, Prospect, Mount John, Timmore Lane, Dunran, Ballyvolan and Kiltimon, North Bray, Palermo, Fassaroe and surrounding areas in Co. Wicklow; and North Bray/ Ballyman in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.
Repairs are ongoing and expected to be completed this evening. Typically it takes two to three hours following restoration time for water to refill the networks and normal supply to be fully restored. A further update will be provided as repairs progress.
John O’Donoghue, Uisce Éireann, commented: “The repairs are being conducted as quickly and as efficiently as possible at the plant to minimise disruption to homes and businesses and restore water for all customers. We understand the inconvenience an outage can have and we appreciate your patience as we work to return normal water supply as quickly as possible.
“We would like to reassure all customers supplied by Vartry Water Treatment Plant that there are no issues relating to water quality and the water is safe to drink”
Vulnerable customers who have registered with Uisce Éireann receive direct communications from us for planned and unplanned outages lasting more than four hours.
Uisce Éireann understands the inconvenience when an outage occurs and thanks customers for their patience while we work to restore normal supply to impacted customers. The Uisce Éireann customer care helpline is open 24/7 on 1800 278 278 and customers can also contact us on Twitter @IWCare with any queries. For updates please visit the Supply and Service Updates section of our website.