Water supply returning to 3,000 properties affected by large burst water main in Cardonagh, Co. Donegal

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Uisce Éireann is restoring normal water supply to homes and businesses following a large burst in Cardonagh. Areas affected by the burst include Cardonagh, Malin, Malin Head, Glengad, Umgall, Gleneely and surrounding areas. Due to the complex nature of the burst at Cardonagh, it did take the service crews time to repair, however, supply is now returning to all customers affected by this unplanned outage which occurred on Wednesday afternoon.

The network continues to recharge, and it’s expected that the majority of customers who experienced a disruption will have normal water supply restored. It can take 2-3 hours for the normal water supply to return as water refills the network, particularly for those properties on high ground or at the end of the network. Homes and businesses are being asked to be mindful of their water usage to allow supply to catch up with demand.

Damien O’Sullivan, Water Network Operations Manager, Uisce Éireann said: “We understand the inconvenience when a large burst of this nature occurs, and the crews worked as quickly as they could to remedy this unplanned outage. We thank the community for their understanding at this time.”

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