Essential over-night restrictions required for Enniscorthy town this weekend

Information below is relevant until further updates are provided here or on our Supply and Service Updates section.

Restrictions in place from Friday night, 16 June until Monday morning,19 June from 11pm to 6am

Uisce Éireann, working in partnership with Wexford County Council, advises customers in Enniscorthy and surrounding areas on the Enniscorthy Regional Water Supply Scheme that essential night-time water restrictions are required from Friday night, 16 June until Monday morning,19 June from 11pm to 6am on each of the three nights to help reservoir levels recover. Continued high demand for water, combined with the ongoing heatwave has resulted in local reservoirs levels depleting to unsatisfactory levels.

As a result, and to help water levels refill to a satisfactory standard, these overnight restrictions are required. During this time customers in Enniscorthy town and surrounding areas will experience low pressure and/or outages. 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.

Water demand will continue to be monitored and further restrictions may be required. Further updates will be issued. Communities across Co Wexford 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, Ronan Walsh said: "We are appealing to communities across Wexford to conserve water in order 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 increased 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 Wexford play their part to help conserve water this summer."

Ronan 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 the Uisce Éireann website.

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 on our website.