Athy Chamber

Athy Town Council thanks our customers for their patience and understanding of the prevailing water demand situation and the necessity for the Council to apply restrictions to the town's water supply.

Regrettably, despite improvements in water pressure and supply in many locations, issues are expected to continue at a number of areas on Thursday (and are likely to continue on Friday).

 

A restriction to the regional water supply is now in place (affecting the Dublin and Kildare Road areas) and continues each evening until further notice. Water supply will be turned off each evening from 7.30pm to the following morning at 8am. Other areas in the town may also experience reduced pressure/ supply, as a result of this restriction.

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The Town Council has made the following arrangements for water tanker/ stand pipes (at various locations) and will update these periodically on its website.

 

WATER TANKER SCHEDULE

A water tanker service is being provided as follows:

Thursday, 30th December (AM and PM)

-  Coneyboro, Carlow Road 8am to 10am and 6pm to 8pm.

 

WATER MAINS ACCESS POINTS

Water supply points (with taps) from mains supply have been set up at a number of locations throughout the town (subject to water pressure).

 

Currently the following 3 points are in operation:

 - Emily Square (corner of Osborne's Solicitors);

-  Coney Drive, Coneyboro, Carlow Road;

-  Fortbarrington Road (outside No. 73 Pairc Bhride)

 

The public can access water at these locations on Thursday/ Friday from 8.30am to 8pm.

NB: As a precautionary measure water from these taps/ tanker should be boiled before using for drinking or cooking purposes. Please bring your own clean water container as the Town Council is not supplying containers.

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CONSERVE WATER & REPORT LEAKS

The Town Council continues to appeal to householders and businesses to conserve water.  We also appeal to consumers to reduce their water consumption and in particular, people are asked not to leave taps running. If every household cuts back on their water usage by 10% this will have a significant effect on water availability and enable us to return to normal service sooner. www.taptips.ie

 

Our crew continue to work on identifying leaks and dealing with burst pipes. We are appealing to homeowners and all key holders for businesses, schools, unoccupied homes, etc to check for leaks within their property. (Owners are responsible for repairing leaks on property, but the Town Council is responsible for repairing leaks on the mains supply leading to properties).

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The Town Council is monitoring the water supply situation on an ongoing basis and will provide regular updates on its website http://www.athytowncouncil.ie/ and KFM radio.

 

To update details of water supply/ pressure/ leaks from your area, please use the Customer Care Comment Card http://www.kildare.ie/AthyTownCouncil/CommentCard/

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