Birr water supply to be restricted for two nights

Uisce Éireann advises customers in Birr and surrounding areas that an essential overnight restriction will be required from 10pm tonight until 7am tomorrow morning and again on Friday, from 10 pm until 7am on Saturday, 30 September to allow water levels in Birr Reservoir improve.

The restriction is required, Uisce Éireann says, due to poor raw water quality entering the water treatment plant following Storm Agnes.

To improve reservoir levels and maintain a sufficient water supply to homes and businesses during the daytime, customers supplied by the Birr Public Water Supply will experience reduced pressure from 10pm tonight until 7am tomorrow morning and again on Friday night from 10 pm until Saturday morning at 7 am.

During the daytime, Uisce Éireann is appealing to customers to help conserve water by not running taps needlessly, taking showers instead of baths and to postpone using dishwashers and washing machines where possible. Further information on water conservation is available on our website at www.water/conserve.

The Uisce Éireann customer care helpline is open 24/7 on 1800 278 278 and it can be contacted on Twitter @IWCare with any queries. For updates on local water supply issues, please visit the Water Supply Updates section of www.water.ie.