5,000 homes and businesses impacted in Tipperary by burst water main
Uisce Éireann crews are working to repair a bust water main in Tipperary that is impacting 5,000 people.
Around 5,000 homes and businesses in Tipperary may find themselves without a reliable water supply due to a burst water main.
Uisce Éireann told Tipperary Live that crews are working to repair a significant burst to the treated water main leaving the Goatenbridge Water Treatment Plant which serves customers on the Ardfinnan Regional Public Water Supply Scheme.
Approximately 5,000 people are affected by the burst in Goatenbridge, Poulatar, Newcastle, Ballybacon, Grange, Ardfinnan, Jamestown, Marlfield, Loughryan, Loughloher, Loughtally, Derrygrath, Rathkeevin, Inishlounaght, Nicholastown, Knocklofty, Castlegrace and the surrounding areas.
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Uisce Éireann said that crews are on site working to repair the burst and full water supply is expected to be restored to all by 9am tomorrow, April 30.
Alternative water supplies will be available at Ardfinnan National School from 2.30pm today, while further alternative water supplies will be available in Grange and Knocklofty later today.
Those accessing the water supplies are reminded to use their own containers when taking water from tankers and to boil water before consumption as a precautionary measure.
Uisce Éireann’s Pierce Faherty said “We understand the inconvenience of this unplanned outage and thank customers for their support while our crews work to repair this significant burst and restore normal supply.”