Increased demand for water leads to appeal to Carrick customers to conserve supplies
Uisce Éireann is urging customers in Carrick-on-Shannon and across South Leitrim to conserve water.
An increase in demand for water in the Carrick-on-Shannon area has led to Uisce Éireann, this afternoon, appealing to customers in the Carrick-on-Shannon area to conserve water.
Following an increase in water usage by households and businesses supplied by Carrick-on-Shannon Water Treatment Plant, customers are being asked to be mindful of their usage, allow supply to catch up with demand and enable reservoirs to fully replenish.
High usage can lead to pressure reductions which can impact the supply to customers, the company said.
Speaking about conserving water, Uisce Éireann’s Peadar Griffin said: “There has been a noticeable increase in water demand across the South Leitrim areas in recent weeks. We are appealing to customers in these areas to conserve water to give the reservoirs time to replenish. Any reduction that customers can make in their usage can collectively result in significant supply improvements for all homes and businesses.”
Peadar added: “It’s important that we all consider our water usage and look at simple yet impactful ways to conserve water. It can sometimes be difficult to know where to start, but even small changes can make a significant difference.”
*The Uisce Éireann conservation calculator (www.water.ie/calculator) can help people work out how much water they are currently using and how they can conserve more.
