Due to the ongoing serious production problem at Ballymore Eustace Water Treatment Plant, Dublin City Council, on behalf of the four Dublin Local Authorities, is urging consumers all over the Dublin region to conserve water, in an effort to restore levels in the treated water reservoirs to normal.

Nightly restrictions, which are likely to lead to a loss of supply, will be put in place from 8pm in the evening to 7am the following morning. Restrictions will remain in place until at least next Monday, 4 November, and will be reviewed on a daily basis.

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In a statement, Dublin City Council said: "The reason for the restrictions is due to a serious ongoing production problem at our Ballymore Eustace Water Treatment Plant, which has caused a significant reduction in water production since last weekend. Prior to this, we had introduced reductions in water pressure during the night in an effort to replenish storage levels, but this did not achieve the desired effect.

"Dublin City Council engineers are continuing to work around around the clock to identify the cause of the problem and to mitigate the effects, but as previously stated, it may take some time to completely resolve the issue. It should be stressed that there is no problem with the quality of treated drinking water or with storage levels of untreated/raw water."

(CD/JP)