Water Conservation
Order for Donegal
22.07.26
THE Water Conservation
Order will be extended to all counties including Donegal
from Friday, 24 July until Wednesday, 26 August 2026.
This expands the existing order already in place for
Dublin, South Tipperary and parts of Kildare, Meath,
Wexford and Wicklow.
The nationwide extension is being introduced to help
protect public water supplies now and in the months
ahead for homes, businesses, farms, hospitals,
vulnerable customers and essential services. The recent
hot weather predicted to continue, combined with low
rainfall, is driving exceptionally high demand and
intensifying pressure on water sources and treated
drinking water supplies.
In recent weeks, Uisce Éireann introduced a number of
measures across Donegal to maintain and protect
supplies. This included enhanced leakage repair works,
pressure management, and public water conservation
campaigns, in an effort to reduce demand to sustainable
levels.
The extended Order will apply to all households and is
being extended because raw water sources in many areas
around the country are coming under increasing pressure
following a prolonged period of exceptionally hot and
dry weather.
Met Éireann’s extended range forecast indicates that
temperatures are expected to remain above average and
rainfall below average in the period ahead. Several
groundwater sources are now showing signs of stress,
with reduced or no yields being experienced in a number
of areas. |
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Conserve water at home:
Filling a watering can from a water butt. |
The Order prohibits the
use of a hosepipe or similar apparatus for activities
such as watering a garden, cleaning a private motor
vehicle, cleaning a private leisure boat, filling or
maintaining a domestic swimming or paddling pool,
filling or maintaining a domestic pond, excluding fish
ponds, and filling or maintaining an ornamental
fountain, except where required for commercial purposes.
Uisce Éireann is continuing to ask customers to take
practical steps to conserve water at home, including
taking shorter showers, fixing leaks and leaking
toilets, and avoiding the use of hosepipes or sprinklers
in the garden. Using a garden hose or sprinkler for just
one hour can use more water than the average family uses
in a full day.
Further updates and water conservation advice are
available at
www.water.ie . |
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