Dundalk residents warned brown water to hit taps this summer

Uisce Eireann are warning that customers in Dundalk should expect water discolouration in the coming months as the company commences their flushing programme of the water network supplied by Cavan Hill Water Treatment Plant. Areas affected will include Avenue Road, Inner Relief Road, Dublin Road as well as Bay Estate, Muirhevnamor, Hill Street and Carlin Hall.

Discolouration issues affecting the Cavan Hill supply, which supplies Dundalk and surrounding areas, are typically experienced as rising temperatures over the summer months are associated with increased levels of manganese in raw water which result in instances of discoloration.

The first round of flushing works will start in Carlinn Hall and will continue working down the west side of Dublin Road to Hill Street. They will then work their way back out the East side of the Dublin Road back towards the Inner Relief Road.

The second round of flushing works will take place at Muireavnamore, Tom Bellow Avenue, Avenue Road and Bay Estate. 

Duration at each location will depend on the quality of water as flushing progresses.

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Uisce Eireann said that: “Discolouration may occur as flushing progresses, however, the intermittent issues with the discoloration in Dundalk, and the nature of the problem means that Uisce Eireann is unable to predict where, when, and for how long that the discoloration will happen, the only thing that we can predict is that it will happen somewhere in the network during the summer months, and the only thing that the customer can do is to run the tap until it runs clear. 

“As we are unable to predict where this happens we are unable to notify people in advance. The only advice we can give to customers is to run the tap until the water comes clear.”