Essential over-night restrictions required for Rosegreen area on Galtee Regional Water Supply Scheme to maintain daytime supply

Uisce Éireann, working in partnership with Tipperary County Council, advises customers in Rosegreen and surrounding areas that further essential night-time water restrictions are required. The night-time water restrictions will take place each evening from 8pm until 8am from Thursday, 8 June until Sunday, 11 June to help reservoir levels recover. 

Continued high demand for water, combined with ongoing low rainfall levels has resulted in local reservoir levels depleting to unsatisfactory levels.

During this time, customers in the following areas will experience low pressure and/or outages: Rosegreen, Rathmacarthy, Rathsallagh, Tullamain, Lowesgreen, Stephenstown, Ballyduagh, Rathordan, Mayfield and surrounding areas. It can take two to three hours following low pressure for normal supply to be fully restored to all areas as water refills the network.

Reservoir levels will continue to be monitored and further restrictions may be required. Further updates will be issued. 

In addition to restrictions at Rosegreen, customers located at higher elevations of the network in Cashel town will experience reduced pressure and/or intermittent supply. This is due to low reservoir levels as a result of the high demand for water. 

Alternative water supplies will be available at the locations listed below until supplies have returned to normal. Customers are reminded to use their own containers when taking water from the tanker and to boil water before consumption as a precautionary measure as per HSE advice.

• Dansies Shop Carpark, Rosegreen
• Adjacent to Tipperary Raceway, Rosegreen
• Rockview Housing Estate, Deepark Road, Cashel 
• Entrance to Greenfields Housing Estate 

Communities across Tipperary are urged to be mindful of their water usage as increased domestic and commercial demand is being exacerbated by warm weather conditions. 

Speaking about conserving water, Uisce Éireann's Regional Asset Operations Lead, Colin Cunningham said: "We are appealing to customers in Tipperary and especially those in Cashel and Rosegreen to conserve water to give the reservoirs time to replenish. We have had a very dry period and with the warmer weather currently being experienced and more forecasted, supplies will come under further pressure. Any reduction that customers can make in their usage can collectively result in significant supply improvements for all customers. I would ask that everyone in Tipperary play their part to help conserve water this summer."

Colin added: "While we enjoy the sunshine it is important that we all consider our water usage and look at simple yet impactful ways to conserve water. It can sometimes be difficult to know where to start, but even small changes can make a significant difference. By turning off the hose and avoiding power washing we can all help ensure there is enough water for everyone as we go through the summer."

For more simple ways to conserve water check out the Uisce Éireann website where our Conservation Calculator can help people work out how much water they are currently saving and how they can conserve even more.

Uisce Éireann will continue to monitor the levels at all our supplies over the coming weeks and months and take any actions that may be necessary to maintain supplies, including communicating about localised issues as they arise.

Members of the public can report any leaks in the public water network by contacting Uisce Éireann 24/7 at 1800 278 278 or on water.ie.

Uisce Éireann are asking the public to help play their part in protecting essential water supplies for their local communities.

There are a number of easy steps people can take to reduce their water usage during the hot weather, including: 

• Avoid power washing and keep the garden hose in the shed
• Check for leaks on outdoor taps or troughs as these can lead to large losses of treated water
• Remember that paddling pools and swimming pools can use huge volumes of water so try to minimise the amount of water used and consider reusing the water for the garden or cleaning the car.
• Report any visible leaks on the public network to Uisce Éireann at www.water.ie.