Uisce Éireann working to lift Boil Water Notice on Castlerea Public Water Supply Scheme
Areas impacted by this notice include Castlerea town, Ballintober, Trien, Kilmurray, Castleplunkett, and surrounding areas.
Uisce Éireann continues to work to lift the Boil Water Notice in place for customers on the Castlerea Public Water Supply Scheme.
Following increased turbidity impacting the treatment process at the Longford Springs Water Treatment Plant, the notice was issued in on 3 October to protect the health of customers on the supply.
Uisce Éireann’s primary focus is and always will be the protection of public health. Monitoring of the supply is continuing, and these results will be kept under review and shared with the HSE as Uisce Éireann continue to liaise with them.
In the meantime, all customers on the Castlerea Public Water Supply Scheme are advised to boil their water before use until further notice. Areas impacted by this notice include Castlerea town, Ballintober, Trien, Kilmurray, Castleplunkett, and surrounding areas.
Customers can check if their property is included by visiting www.water.ie and entering the property’s Eircode or by calling the Uisce Éireann customer care helpline, open 24/7, on 1800 278 278.
A map of the area is also available to view on the supply and service section of water.ie Uisce Éireann’s Ger Greally assured customers on the supply that a team is working to lift the notice as quickly and safely as possible.
“I want to acknowledge the inconvenience that the Boil Water Notice is causing the local community, but public health is Uisce Éireann’s number one priority and this notice is in place to protect the health of customers on the supply.
“Drinking water experts from Uisce Éireann are working, in consultation with the HSE, to lift the notice and we thank those affected for their patience.” Uisce Éireann’s drinking water standards, as per EU Drinking Water regulations, are strict and include wide safety margins. Where risks to water quality are identified through Uisce Éireann’s enhanced testing and monitoring programme, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is consulted, and Boil Water Notices are issued to protect public health.
In all instances immediate action is taken to address the cause of the issue to enable the lifting of the notice as quickly as it safe to do so, in agreement with the HSE.
Vulnerable customers who have registered with Uisce Éireann receive direct communication on Boil Water Notices.
Customers are reminded that the water is safe to consume once boiled.
