Boil Water Notice in effect for customers in Newport and parts of Clonmel due to Storm Boelo
About 8,000 customers in Newport are affected by another Boil Water Notice, this time due to the after-effects of Storm Boelo while in Clonmel, some customers are also advised to boil their water before using it as supplies returned on Sunday afternoon
Uisce Éireann is working to restore normal water supply to homes and businesses in parts of Clonmel after operational issues associated with Storm Boelo affected the treatment process at the Glenary water treatment plant.
While water has returned to many customers as of Sunday afternoon, they must boil the water until advised otherwise by Uisce Eireann.
Areas impacted include parts of Clonmel Town centre and surrounding areas including Cahir Road and Ring Road, as well as the Kilcomma and Finger Post areas in Co. Waterford.
The notice does not apply to all customers on the Glenary Public Water Supply. Uisce Éireann crews have adjusted the network to use water from Monroe Water Treatment Plant to supplement supplies for customers in a number of areas including Bianconi Drive, Baron Park, Cooleens, Ard Fatima, Prior Park, Avenue, Cresent, Thomas Street, Sweet Briar, James Street, and Shamrock Hill. Customers in these areas can continue to use their water as normal and are not impacted by the water outage.
NEWPORT
Meanwhile, customers in Newport are impacted by yet another Boil Water Notice for the town, affecting about 8,000 customers, and again is caused by the aftermath of Storm Boelo.
The storm affected the treatment process at the local water treatment plant. Newport’s drinking water comes from the Mulkear River. During periods of heavy rainfall, the quality of water coming into the treatment plant can change quickly, making it more challenging to treat.
Heavy rainfall can increase levels of debris, colour and turbidity in the river, all of which must be removed through the treatment process before the water is safe to drink. This was the issue that led to the Boil Water Notice being introduced.
The Boil Water Notice applies to 8,000 customers including all those in Newport Town, Birdhill, Ballina, Gortybrigane, Ballinahinch, Killoscully and the surrounding areas.