By Dan Walsh
Uisce Éireann crews are responding to a water outage impacting Campile, Great Island and surrounding areas following a burst on a trunk watermain.
To support customers, a water tanker will be in place in Campile village today, with additional water available via IBCs at Horeswood Church and at the local GAA pitch. Customers are advised that water from tankers and static tanks should be boiled before consumption as a precaution.
Following works yesterday to connect a new watermain serving Great Island, supply was initially restored. However, a burst occurred at approximately 8pm last night, and the water supply was subsequently turned off to protect the network, impacting customers in Campile, Great Island, Horeswood and parts of Burkestown.”
Efforts were made overnight to begin refilling the reservoir. Crews are on site today (Wednesday) to locate and repair the burst, with repairs expected to be completed by approximately 4pm today. Uisce Éireann’s Water Operations Manager for Wexford,
Padraig Lyng, acknowledged the disruption to homes and businesses:
“We understand the significant impact this unplanned outage is having on the communities of Campile, Great Island, Horeswood and surrounding areas. Our crews are working to restore supply as quickly and as safely as possible.
“Our priority today is to locate and repair the burst. We thank the community for their continued patience while these essential works are carried out,” stated Mr. Lyng.
Customers may continue to experience low pressure or outages until repairs are completed and the network refills. Typically, it can take a number of hours following repairs for normal supply to return to all customers, particularly for those at the end of the network or on higher ground.
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