Thousands of households in north Dublin face water supply disruption next week due to a major new pipeline being connected.
Uisce Eireann has partnered with Fingal County Council to progress a major upgrade project to secure the water supply for over 350,000 customers across north Dublin. The €28million investment involves the construction of a major new pipeline between Ballycoolin Reservoir and Swords, ensuring a more secure and reliable water supply to homes, businesses, hospitals and farms for generations to come.
Residents are being advised that a planned water outage is planned for Sunday, 26 February to allow for connection works to be completed. According to Uisce Eireann, the outage will commence in the early morning from 1am until approximately 11am.
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It is planned that supply will begin to return after this time. Uisce Eireann has warned that due to the size of the pipes and network it could take "up to 10 hours" for service to be back to normal, especially for those on higher ground or at the end of the network.
The outage is expected to impact customers in the following areas: Swords, Santry, Malahide, Portmarnock, Kinsealy, Ballyboughal, Lissenhall, Donabate, Portrane, Turvey, Loughshinny, Palmerstown (Fingal), Rush, Lusk, nearby M1 service stations and surrounding areas.
To support customers affected by the outage, Uisce Eireann and Fingal County Council will set up alternative water supply at the following locations:
- Tesco Shopping Centre in Rush
- Rathmore Park Car Park in Lusk
- Seaview Park Car Park in Portrane
- Donabate/Portrane Community Centre Car Park
- St. Finian's Catholic Church in Swords South
- St. Colmcille's GAA Club in Swords North
- Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart in Malahide
- Portmarnock Sports and Leisure Club
Customers are reminded to use their own containers when taking water from the tanker, and to also boil water before consumption as a precautionary measure as per HSE advice.
William McKnight from Uisce Eireann explained that the project will improve drinking water supply for the area. He said: “The water supply and demand balance in Dublin and the wider Greater Dublin Area is tight as we use almost every drop of water produced each day.
"The delivery of this project along with a number of other ambitious projects across the GDA will not only help increase the security and resilience of the drinking water supply, it will also provide the infrastructure needed to support the building of houses and schools and attract new industry to allow companies to expand and grow."
Mr McKnight said that experienced water services crews will be in the area, and that they will work as quickly as possible to complete the pipe's connection and restore water. He added: "I’d like to reassure our customers that the short-term inconvenience will be overshadowed by the long-term benefits that this new pipeline will deliver across North County Dublin.”
The project is being carried out by GMC Utilities Ltd on behalf of Uisce Eireann, in partnership with Fingal County Council. Residents are also advised that after the work, issues like cloudy water or internal airlocks may be present
For information and advice on how to resolve these issues, please visit www.irishwater.ie
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