Power outage affecting Uisce Éireann customers in Mayo in wake of Storm Darragh

Uisce Éireann is calling on customers in Erris to conserve water due to a power outage at Belmullet Water Treatment Plant affecting operations. 

Homes and businesses in Bellacorrick, Kennagh, Ballyglass, Glenamoy, Inver, Doohoma and Geesala are experiencing low pressure or a disruption to their supply this morning. 

Customers in Belmullet Town and Bangor Erris are expected to be affected if power is not restored shortly. 

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Uisce Éireann’s Colette Scahill assured customers that Uisce Éireann is working with the ESB to restore power and return the water supply to normal levels as quickly as possible. 

“In the meantime, customers are urged to conserve water where possible in order to protect supply while the outages are resolved.”

For simple ways to conserve water, check out the Uisce Éireann conservation calculator which can help people work out how much water they are currently using and how they can conserve even more. 

Vulnerable customers who have registered with Uisce Éireann receive direct communications from us for planned and unplanned outages lasting more than four hours.

Uisce Éireann’s customer care team is available to help 24/7 on 1800 278 278 and customers can also contact us on X @IWCare with any queries. For further updates, visit the service and supply section of www.water.ie (outage reference number: WIC00085950).

Uisce Éireann has also launched a free text service, providing real-time updates for local issues. Customers can sign up with their Eircode and mobile number at www.water.ie.