Hose pipe ban

focx

Why are service stations power washing cars, while we are trying to conserve water and flushing the toilet twice per day - seriously??

Irish Water: Louise

Hi focx,

Thank you for your message.

The Hosepipe Ban only applies to domestic users. The ban does not apply to Commercial customers as their business may have a dependency on water for their livelihood. Irish Water are engaging with commercial entities and encouraging them to avoid all non-essential use of water during this time.

We would like to thank you for your efforts in conserving water and please let us know if you have any further queries.

Kind regards,
Louise

zackaie

Conserving the water by domestic users increases the use of water in service stations, because all " domestic car washes" are going now to service stations to wash the cars. So the reality is  - 1. NO water conserving. 2. water usage is increased. 3 - Revenue gets more taxes from service station. 4 Government people , who depend on our taxes , will get extra xmas bonus! 

focx

That makes no sense Louise.  I would use less water washing my car at home than taking it to be power-washed at the service station.  Irish Water is obviously not taking water conservation seriously, so why should we bother?

Irish Water: Louise

Hi focx,

We apologise for any confusion. While the current Water Conservation Order is in place for domestic properties, we are appealing to large commercial users to limit all non-essential water use and to avoid using hosepipes or power washers where possible.

Irish Water thanks the public for their conservation efforts to date and we continue to encourage and support the public in their efforts to reduce usage. We are grateful for all measures that have been taken in homes and businesses.

Please let us know if you have any further queries.

Kind regards,
Louise

vectra

Does it look like the ban is going to end next week?

Irish Water: Louise

Hi vectra,

Thank you for your message.

The Water Conservation Order has been put in place until the 31st of August. If the date is extended following a review on the situation, we will notify the public by updating our website, local media and the local Representatives.

If you have any further queries in the meantime, please let us know.

Kind regards,
Louise

vectra

Irish Water: Louise wrote: »

Hi vectra,

Thank you for your message.

The Water Conservation Order has been put in place until the 31st of August. If the date is extended following a review on the situation, we will notify the public by updating our website, local media and the local Representatives.

If you have any further queries in the meantime, please let us know.

Kind regards,
Louise

Thanks
I hope Irish water are making the most of the good weather and reduced water pressures to rectify the leaks around the country while this is going on.
I am amazed at how other countries can manage no problem.

Irish Water: Louise

Hi vectra,

Significant works are ongoing to try to support the supply of water, including improving intakes from the raw water sources, upgrading boreholes and investigating potential supplementary water sources with Irish Water hydrologists out on the ground in a number of locations.

Our leakage reduction teams have also been active on the ground, working closely with our local authority colleagues and additional contractors where necessary to find and fix the worst leaks that are impacting supply.

We hope this helps and please don't hesitate to contact us should you have any further queries.

Kind regards,
Louise

tonkpills

Curious can a power washer be used with a suction hose from a 20L container for cleaning patio/decking?

Thanks

Irish Water: Louise

Hi tonkpills,

Thank you for your message.

If the container is made up of water that was collected from rain water harvesting or was previously collected before the Water Conservation order was put in place, this would be okay to use.

However, while the hosepipe ban is still in effect for domestic properties, I would like to draw attention to the following web link: https://www.water.ie/news/national-water-conservati/.

This Water Conservation Order prohibits the use of water drawn through a hosepipe for the purposes listed below:

- watering a garden
- cleaning a private motor-vehicle using a domestic hosepipe
- cleaning a private leisure boat
- filling or maintaining a domestic swimming or paddling pool (except when using hand held containers filled directly from a tap)
- filling or maintaining a domestic pond (excluding fish ponds)
- filling or maintaining an ornamental fountain (with the exception of such use for commercial purposes)
- filling or replenishing an artificial pond, lake or similar application.

The hosepipe ban expressly prohibits hosepipe uses for the above list; however, for activities outside of this scope, we are urging homeowners to conserve water where possible.

We hope this helps to answer your query and if you do have any further questions, please feel free to get back in touch.

Kind regards,
Louise

vectra

I wonder how do Leo and his cronies have clean cars to drive around in?

cena

Has the ban ended in Galway

Irish Water: Amy

Hi cena,

cena wrote: »

Has the ban ended in Galway

The National Water Conservation Order (Hosepipe Ban) will remain in place until 30 September, pending a further review. All updates to this will be posted on @IWCare and water.ie.

Thanks,
Amy

vectra

cena wrote: »

Has the ban ended in Galway

Irish Water: Amy wrote: »

Hi cena,

cena wrote: »

Has the ban ended in Galway

The National Water Conservation Order (Hosepipe Ban) will remain in place until 30 September, pending a further review. All updates to this will be posted on @IWCare and water.ie.

Thanks,
Amy

Looks like Galway is ok from end of August.

Irish Water has extended the hosepipe ban in some areas to Sunday, 30 September.
The Water Conservation Order remains in place for Dublin, Louth, Meath, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Westmeath, Carlow, Wicklow, Wexford, Waterford, Cork, Kerry, Limerick and Tipperary

vectra

I sincerely hope that Oct. 1st will see an end to the hosepipe ban in Cork County. Even if only for 1 week,
I fully understand it is to conserve water, but I have conserved more than enough while other areas have the use of it.
I think it only fair to move it around from County to County.
As I said I have conserved more than my fair share since the ban first came in at the start of June.
Ban or not, I am washing my car on October 1st.
My car is valuable purchase that I have to do my very best to maintain some value in it which includes keeping it relatively clean.
I have not washed it properly since end of May.

Sleeper12

focx wrote:

Why are service stations power washing cars, while we are trying to conserve water and flushing the toilet twice per day - seriously??

Many filling stations actually have their own well for car washing