Donegal Residents Urged To Be Mindful Of Water Usage

Residents in Donegal supplied by the Carndonagh Mixed and West Inishowen Water Supplies have been advised to continue conserving water.

This comes as dry, warm weather is seeing high levels of domestic, commercial and agricultural demand for treated drinking water.

Irish Water has been working closely with Donegal County Council to maximise the amount of treated drinking water available to all customers. With the high temperatures and increased agricultural, commercial and tourist demand, caretakers and plant operators have been taking every measure to ensure that supply can keep up with increases in demand. 


Demand throughout the Carndonagh Mixed and West Inishowen Water Supply network remains higher than previous years' average daily demand which is having a knock-on impact on reservoir levels. In particular the areas of Clonmany, Carndonagh, Malin Town, Malin Head and Gleneely are experiencing unusually high demand. 

Seamus O'Brien, Irish Water, commented: "We are appealing to the public on the Carndonagh Mixed and West Inishowen Water Supplies to be mindful of how they use their water at home, as the temperatures remain high. We are appealing to customers to help conserve water by not running taps needlessly, avoid power washing, taking showers instead of baths and to postpone using dishwashers and washing machines where possible. Further information on water conservation is available on our website at www.water/conserve."