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Meath County Council

Water Updates

Friday 31st December 2010 – 11.00hrs.

General
The general situation has improved following overnight restrictions in Navan and parts of East Meath.

The new reservoir at Dunshaughlin was brought on-line ahead of schedule yesterday and this has been of great benefit to Dunshaughlin and the surrounding areas.

Dunboyne generally has a supply but there may still be intermittent problems and Kilcloon is still experiencing problems of pressure and supply.

The level of demand remains high on all schemes and the Council is repeating its appeal to householders, schools, business key holders and farmers to check unoccupied premises for leaks and have them repaired or turn off the supply.

The Council has repaired approximately 60 leaks to date and has turned off water to approximately 20 unoccupied premises found to have leaking supplies.

Navan Town & Area.
Overnight restrictions on supply from the Proudstown reservoir have resulted in improvement in supply. 
Some outlying areas served by the town supply remain without water or at low pressure and efforts to repair leaks and improve pressure are continuing. These include: Dunderry, Boyerstown, Commons Road, Robinstown, Ongenstown, Oristown, Rosmeen, Fyanstown and Curraghtown. Every effort is being made to restore supplies to these areas as soon as possible but we are still unable to give any assurances as to when supply will be restored.

Water tankers remain in place in Robinstown, Dunderry, Rosmeen, Fyanstown, Oristown, Boyerstown, Bohermeen, Ongenstown and Curraghtown and will be replenished as necessary.

Coill Foireann and Spire View estates and parts of Johnstown, which have been without water for the past few days should have some supply restored during today but residents are advised that problems with pressure and supply may re-occur as overall demand increases during the day. Tankers have been provided in the area. 

At this stage it has been decided that there will be no restrictions on pressure or supply in Navan tonight. This is dependent on there being no further major problems arising during today.
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Dunshaughlin Area
Supply has greatly improved across this area following overnight restrictions and the opening up of the new Dunshaughlin reservoir and most areas have supply. Some individual problems are persisting in higher areas of Ashbourne and a tanker has been provided at Race Hill.

Ratoath supply is maintained.

Most areas of Dunboyne have supply today and the situation has improved in the last 24 hours. Tankers have been deployed to a number of estates and will be replenished as necessary. Residents are advised that the overall situation with Dunboyne remains uncertain and there may be further disruption.

Kilcloon continues to have problems with both pressure and supply. Water Tanks have been provided at Kilcloon and at the Hatchet Pub.

The recurring Dunboyne problems are being caused primarily because supply cannot consistently keep pace with current high demand and this is exacerbated by the ongoing problems in the general Dublin area.

Slane / East Meath Area
The general situation has continues to improve following overnight restrictions and all areas have supply. A decision will be made later today on the need for restrictions tonight.
Stamullen - supply is being maintained.
Slane village – demand from this scheme remains high but supply to the village and surrounding area is being maintained.
Supply to Beauparc is being maintained but low pressure may be experienced.

Trim Area
Supply is being maintained to Trim Town and immediate areas.
Longwood - demand continues to be in excess of normal levels and some areas may experience reduced pressure.
Supply to Kildalkey village has been maintained.
There is an ongoing problem with supply to Ballivor village and water is being tankered to the reservoir to help maintain supply to the area.
Supply to Enfield is being maintained.

Kells Area
Supply is being maintained to Kells Town and immediate area although demand remains very high on this scheme.
Athboy supply continues to experience high demand but supply is being maintained.
Nobber & Kilmainhamwood & Drumconrath – demand has reduced somewhat in these areas and no major problems are reported at the moment.
Moynalty is fine but demand remains higher than usual.
Oldcastle – is experiencing very high demand but supply is being maintained.
A tanker has been provided in the Ballinaclose Housing Scheme (near Kingscourt)

The Council’s main switchboard 046 9097000 will remain open until 5.00pm this evening.

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The situation has deteriorated since our previous update at 6.00pm.

A number of estates/areas in Dunboyne are without water at present. Tankers have been sent to the following areas tonight:

• Millfarm Estate

• Luttrell Hall

• Plunkett Hall

• Sadlier Hall

• Garnett Hall

  Further tankers will be deployed to other affected areas tomorrow morning if necessary.

The following areas have a supply at present but the Council cautions that this could change later tonight and tomorrow morning:

• Larchfield

• Old Fair Green

• Castleview

• Beechdale

Further updates will be provided as information becomes available.

Wednesday 29th December – 6.00pm

General

Supplies are generally being maintained to all major centres but demand continues to well in excess of normal with more than double normal levels in some areas.

There continues to be problems areas in outlying parts or elevated sections of schemes (e.g. Navan, Dunshaughlin and Ashbourne). Water tankers are being deployed as necessary.

The Council is continuing to appeal to people to conserve supply and also to check unoccupied houses and business premises for leaks. Businesses are particularly requested to check their connections and their premises as we encountering a lot of burst pipes in closed premises in the past couple of days. Farmers are asked to check field drinking troughs and turn off the supply if found to be leaking.

The public is also reminded that while we have had a thaw since Sunday many frozen pipes have yet to thaw out and may still be causing problems. In particular sheltered corners of estates many still be experiencing pipe problems.

Navan Town & Area.

Supply to Navan Town and area is generally being maintained but with some areas experiencing low pressure. Some outlying areas served by the town supply are currently without water or have intermittent or restricted supply. These include: Dunderry, Boyerstown, Commons Road, Robinstown, Oristown, Rosmeen, Fyanstown.

Water tankers are in place in Robinstown and Dunderry. (Church). Rosmeen / Fyanstown.

Problems are continuing in Coill Foireann and Spire View estates Johnstown  - tankers have been provided in Coill Foireann and in Johnstown village and a tanker will be provided in Spire View if the problem there persists in the morning.

In order to allow the reservoirs to recover there will be restrictions on supply from 9.00pm tonight to 8.00am tomorrow and all areas served by the Navan supply will have reduced pressure.

Dunshaughlin Area

Supply is generally being maintained across this area but there are some local problems in Ashbourne, Dunboyne and Dunshaughlin. Supply to Ratoath is being maintained although there are reports of low pressure in some estates.

In Ashbourne, some parts of Race Hill, Rath Lodge and Brindley Park and other elevated estates are experiencing water loss and/or reduced pressure. Civil Defence assisted with provision of water to these areas today.

In Dunshaughlin, some parts of Maeldun and Ardlea are experiencing water loss and/or low pressure.

Intermittent supply and reduced pressure continues to be a problem in Dunboyne. Most areas appear to have supply but some estates do not. This is still being investigated with Fingal County Council. Tankers will be sent to affected estates if this persists into tomorrow morning.

Some parts of Kilcloon may still be experiencing water loss and some pressure problems.

Slane / East Meath Area

Supply to most of the coastal area is being maintained.

Problems are being experienced in Stamullen and water is being tankered to the reservoir to try to maintain supply. It will be necessary to reduce pressure to Stamullen / Ardcath / Davidstown area overnight to allow pressure to build up in the reservoir.

Slane village – demand from this scheme remains high and while supply to the village is being maintained some pressure problems are being experienced in outlying areas. Supply to Beauparc is being maintained but low pressure may be experienced.

Trim Area

Supply is being maintained to Trim Town and immediate areas.

Longwood - demand is way in excess of normal levels. Majority will have water but with reduced pressure.

Supply to Kildalkey village has been maintained up to now other than some local problems with frozen services. A tanker has been placed in the village centre for the affected houses.

There is a continuing problem with supply to Ballivor village and water is being tankered to the reservoir to help maintain some supply to the area.

Supply to Enfield is being maintained but we have reports of some individual local problems.

Kells Area

Supply is being maintained to Kells Town and immediate area although demand has increased significantly on this scheme.

Athboy supply is under pressure as demand is well in excess of normal. This may have knock on effects in Kildalkey and Rathcairn.

Nobber  & Kilmainhamwood & Drumconrath – demand is high in these areas but no major problems reported at the moment.

The supply to Moynalty is being monitored and some parts of that scheme may be experiencing low pressure.

Individual problems in Oldcastle and Drumconrath have now been repaired.

A tanker has been provided in the Ballinaclose Housing Scheme (near Kingscourt)

Next update – Unless there is a major development later this evening the next update will be tomorrow morning at 10.00 approx.

The Council Emergency Number 1890 445335 will continue to operate overnight but please be patient – with the volume of calls it can take some time to get through. Please use this for emergency calls only.

The Council main switchboard 046 9097000 will reopen at 9.30am in the morning.

Thursday 30th December – 5.30pm

General

The level of demand continues to cause major problems for all schemes. Householders, business key holders and farmers are urgently requested to check unoccupied premises for leaks and have them repaired or turn off the supply.

At this stage we are supplying as much treated water as we can produce but the demand is more than double normal levels in some cases and this is now the main source of difficulty for continued supplies.

The policy of reducing pressure overnight in some areas (Navan and East Meath) has resulted in some recovery of reservoirs in those areas and this will result in some improvement to areas served by those schemes.

There is still a lingering issue of frozen underground service pipes and although many of these should have thawed by now some problems persist. Householders should check if their neighbours have a supply, if so the problem is likely to be a still frozen service pipe or stopcock.

Navan Town & Area.

Overnight restrictions on supply from the Proudstown reservoir have resulted in some improvement in supply.  Navan Town and area is generally being maintained but with some areas experiencing low pressure. Outlying areas served by the town supply are currently without water or have intermittent or restricted supply. These include: Dunderry, Boyerstown, Commons Road, Robinstown, Oristown, Rosmeen, Fyanstown and Curraghtown. Some of these areas are unlikely to show any improvement in the short term and may be without water for some days.

Water tankers are in place in Robinstown and Dunderry, Rosmeen, Fyanstown, Oristown, Boyerstown, Bohermeen, Ongenstown and Curraghtown and will be replenished as necessary.

Problems are persisting in Coill Foireann and Spire View estates and parts of Johnstown  - tankers have been provided in Coill Foireann , Johnstown village and Spire View.

In order to allow further recovery of the reservoirs there will be further restrictions on supply from 9.00pm tonight to 8.00am tomorrow and all areas served by the Navan supply will have reduced pressure including Clongill Wilkinstown,Corballis,Wilkinstown,Kilberry,Graigs Lane and Dunmoe.

Dunshaughlin Area

Supply is generally being maintained across this area but there are some persistent local problems on high ground in Ashbourne, Dunboyne and Dunshaughlin. Supply to Ratoath is being maintained.

In Ashbourne, some parts of Race Hill, Rath Lodge and Brindley Park and other elevated estates may continue to experience water loss and/or reduced pressure. Water tanks will be provided at Race Hill this evening.

In Dunshaughlin, an additional water source is being brought on line today and this should improve supply to all areas of the village.

Most areas of Dunboyne have supply today. Tankers have been deployed to a number of estates and will be replenished as necessary. The recurring Dunboyne problems are being caused primarily because supply cannot consistently keep pace with current high demand and this is exacerbated by the ongoing problems in the general Dublin area.

Some parts of Kilcloon may still be experiencing water loss and some pressure problems. Water Tanks have been provided at Kilcloon and at the Hatchet Pub.

Slane / East Meath Area

Supply to the coastal area is being maintained and the general situation has improved following overnight restrictions. Restrictions will again be in place tonight for all of the East Meath area and reduced pressure may be experienced as a result.

Stamullen - water is being tankered to the reservoir and supply is being maintained.

It will be necessary to reduce pressure to Stamullen / Ardcath / Davidstown area again tonight to allow pressure to build up in the reservoir.

Slane village – demand from this scheme remains high but supply to the village is being maintained.

Supply to Beauparc is being maintained but low pressure may be experienced.

Trim Area

Supply is being maintained to Trim Town and immediate areas.

Longwood - demand is in excess of normal levels and some areas may experience reduced pressure.

Supply to Kildalkey village has been maintained up to now other than some persistent local problems with frozen services. Tankers have been placed in the village centre.

There is an ongoing problem with supply to Ballivor village and water is being tankered to the reservoir to help maintain supply to the area.

Supply to Enfield is being maintained.

Kells Area

Supply is being maintained to Kells Town and immediate area although demand has increased significantly on this scheme.

Athboy supply is experiencing very high demand but supply is being maintained.

Nobber & Kilmainhamwood & Drumconrath – demand is high in these areas but no major problems reported at the moment.

No major problems reported on Moynalty scheme this morning.

Oldcastle – is experiencing very high demand but supply is being maintained.

A tanker has been provided in the Ballinaclose Housing Scheme (near Kingscourt)

Next update – Unless there is a major development later this evening the next update will be tomorrow morning after 10.00 approx.

The Council Emergency Number 1890 445335 will continue to operate overnight but please be patient – with the volume of calls it can take some time to get through. Please use this for emergency calls only.

The Council main switchboard 046 9097000 will reopen at 9.30am in the morning.