By Dan Walsh Uisce Éireann, in partnership with Wexford County Council, has announced the delivery of a free online Water Conservation Clinic to Wexford businesses on Thursday, July 27th. With water being such a precious resource, this initiative aims to equip businesses with the necessary tools and knowledge to become more efficient, sustainable, and environmentallyContinue reading “Helping businesses with water conservation”
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Regional Water Plan for South-East
By Dan Walsh Uisce Éireann today (Tuesday) begins a twelve-week public consultation on the draft Regional Water Resource Plan – South-East which will continue until October 3rd and the region covers approximately 9,200 square kilometres, encompassing counties Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow, Wicklow and Wexford. The plan sets out options for providing a more secure, reliableContinue reading “Regional Water Plan for South-East”
Grant to replace lead pipes in homes
By Dan Walsh The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien has launched a campaign to create awareness of the improved grant available to remove lead pipes from homes. The Domestic Lead Remediation Grant Scheme provides funding for 100% of the approved cost of works to replace lead pipes, up to €5,000. TheContinue reading “Grant to replace lead pipes in homes”
Enniscorthy on water usage alert
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 levelsContinue reading “Enniscorthy on water usage alert”
Enniscorthy faces weekend water restrictions
By Dan Walsh Customers in Enniscorthy and surrounding areas on the Enniscorthy Regional Water Supply Scheme are advised by Uisce Éireann that essential night-time water restrictions are required from tonight (Friday) until Monday morning, from 11pm to 6am on each of the three nights to help reservoir levels recover. Speaking to WexfordLocal.com about conserving water,Continue reading “Enniscorthy faces weekend water restrictions”
Wexford asked to conserve water
Due to the current high demand for water as a result of the current warm spell, Uisce Éireann is urging communities across Wexford to conserve water to protect supply and reduce the risk of outages. High usage can lead to pressure reductions which can impact the supply to customers. Supplies across the county are vulnerableContinue reading “Wexford asked to conserve water”
Water quality under review at Duncannon
By Dan Walsh Over 50 people from the across the government sectors as well as the National Federation of Group Water Schemes were in attendance at Duncannon Community Centre for the quarterly meeting of the South Eastern Regional Operational Committee on Water Quality recently. Chaired by Director of Services, Fergus Galvin of Waterford CityContinue reading “Water quality under review at Duncannon”
Issues with Clonroche drinking water
By Dan Walsh Uisce Eireann has detected 13 exceedances for pesticides in the public drinking water supplies in Clonroche in 2022 as part of its public water supply monitoring programme. The Clonroche water supply abstracts raw water from local boreholes which are vulnerable to runoff from land. Uisce Éireann is asking users of any herbicideContinue reading “Issues with Clonroche drinking water”
Restoring water supply to Gorey district
By Dan Walsh Uisce Éireann and Wexford County Council are working to maintain water supply to customers following an overnight operational issue at Ballyminaun Water Treatment Plant and while every effort is being made to maintain supply to as many customers as possible, some customers in Gorey Town, Clough, Ballymoney, Courtown, Riverchapel, Pollshone, Ballycanew, Killenagh, Monamolin,Continue reading “Restoring water supply to Gorey district”
Uisce Éireann is new name for Irish Water
By Dan Walsh Uisce Éireann is the new name for Irish Water, Ireland’s public water authority dedicated to helping communities to thrive by delivering water services for Ireland. The name change came into effect with the enactment of the Water Services (Amendment) Act 2022 by the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’BrienContinue reading “Uisce Éireann is new name for Irish Water”
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