By Dan Walsh
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, June 16th until Monday morning, June 19th 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.
Speaking to WexfordLocal.com, Uisce Éireann’s Regional Asset Operations Lead, Ronan Walsh said: “We are appealing to communities across Wexford 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 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.”
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.
For more simple ways to conserve water check out the Uisce Éireann website where the conservation calculator (www.water.ie/calculator) can help people work out how much water they are currently saving and how they can conserve even more.
Uisce Éireann are asking the public to help play their part in protecting essential water supplies for their local communities.
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