Uisce Éireann has confirmed that a Water Conservation Order will be in place for Dublin, South Tipperary, and parts of Kildare, Meath, Wexford and Wicklow from Thursday, 16 July, until on Wednesday, 26 August.
The Order, commonly known as the hosepipe ban, is being introduced to safeguard public water supplies during the period of warm and dry weather.
In The Greater Dublin Area which includes Dublin and parts of Kildare, Meath and Wicklow, recent daily water use reached 693 million litres, around 50 million litres above the year-to-date average.
The Water Conservation Order prohibits the use of garden hosepipes and other non-essential uses of water by domestic users and commercial premises for non-commercial activities.
Margaret Attridge, Head of Water Operations with Uisce Éireann, said: “Uisce Éireann’s top priority is to protect water supplies for homes, businesses, farms, hospitals, vulnerable customers and other essential services. The current hot and dry spell has driven very high water use, and we need to reduce non-essential use now to help protect supplies for everyone."
“We are asking households, businesses, farms and communities to play their part by reducing non-essential water use wherever possible. That means avoiding outdoor uses that can place significant pressure on supplies, checking for leaks, reusing water where practical and making small changes indoors that can quickly add up. This is about protecting treated drinking water for the things that matter most — homes, hospitals, vulnerable customers, farms, businesses and essential services — while this Order is in place.”
