Water Restrictions – North County Wicklow

Dublin City  Council provides treated water for the North Wicklow area from its Water Treatment Plant at Roundwood (Vartry Reservoir).

Due to the most severe incident of algae growth on record, which reduces output from the large sand filters, there has been a significant reduction in the quantity of water produced at the Roundwood Treatment Plant.  In this regard, the normal daily output has been reduced from 66 million litres to 34.5 million litres.

Dublin City Council is applying all the necessary resources to the process of the cleaning of the large sand filters.  In the meantime, it is likely that production rates at the Water Treatment Plant will remain very low for at least a further two weeks.  Accordingly, customers are requested to reduce water consumption in order to conserve overall supplies.

It is important to emphasise that there are no water quality or public health issues.

The following areas are currently affected (no supply / reduced pressure)

– Enniskerry
– Kilpedder / Willow Grove
– Tooman Road
– Foxes Meadow
– Bellevue Hill, Delgany
– Ballinahinch, Newtown
– Kilmacanogue
– Glen of the Downes and surrounding areas

Wicklow  County Council have provided water tankers at the following locations:

– Entrance to Foxes Meadow, Willow Grove
– Bellevue Hill, Delgany
– Jameson’s Corner, Kilmacanogue
– Enniskerry Demesne, Cookstown Road, Enniskerry
– Bog Meadow, Enniskerry
– Kilgarron Hill, Enniskerry at Post Office
– Rocky Valley Drive, Kilmacanogue (at junction with Glencormack)
– Tinnepark, Kilpedder

It should be noted that any water taken from the tankers at the above locations should be boiled before use.  Water Tanker Boil Notice

Wicklow County Council is working closely with Dublin City Council in an effort to address this on-going problem

Wicklow County Council regrets the inconvenience caused to consumers by the disruption to the water supply.

http://www.wicklow.ie/apps/wicklowbeta/Environment/Water/Water%20Tanker%20Boil%20Notice.pdf