*Cllr Bill Slattery (inset) said local councillors were not aware of the proposed site at Calluragh or planned marine outfall at Cregg Beach, despite landowners being told on August 30 that they were. RESIDENTS in Lahinch and Ennistymon were not adequately informed about Uisce Eireann’s consultation in relation to a wastewater treatment plant.
THE Water Conservation Order is to be lifted in Clare following increased rainfall and improved water availability, according to Uisce Éireann. The nationwide order, introduced on July 24 following a prolonged period of hot and dry weather, high water use and increasing pressure on public water supplies, is due to expire at 11.59pm on Wednesday, …
*Photo: Uisce Éireann UISCE Éireann is urging people in Clare to continue conserving water as supplies remain under pressure amid ongoing warm and dry conditions. Water supplies are being closely monitored in the county, with tankering operations ongoing in Carran and Crusheen. A nationwide Water Conservation Order remains in place until August 26 following a …
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The water is coming from an old group water scheme from Lough Ea leaking onto a road near Tulla || Inset:Cllr Pat Hayes A CLARE county councillor has said a long-running water leak near Tulla has remained unresolved for almost a year because responsibility for the issue has fallen between agencies, with thousands of gallons …
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UISCE Éireann crews are responding to a complex burst on a water main at the Sandfield Roundabout on Gort Road, which is affecting water supply to customers in the area this morning. In a statement to The Clare Echo, the water provider said that repair crews were immediately mobilised and works on the complex burst …
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NIGHTTIME water restrictions will continue in parts of Clare this weekend. Uisce Éireann has renewed appeals for customers in Clare to conserve water as increased use means supplies are being used faster than water can be treated and stored in local reservoirs. Nighttime restrictions will remain in place for several areas across North Clare including Ennistymon, Lahinch, Liscannor, …
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INTERIM and long-term projects to increase capacity at Clareabbey wastewater treatment plant are progressing.
*Photograph: John Sheridan OVERNIGHT water restrictions have been extended in North Clare for a further three nights, at least.
*A water tanker in Liscannor. Photograph: John Sheridan. OVERNIGHT water restrictions are to be introduced across North Clare from tonight (Thursday).
*Photograph: John Sheridan CLARE’s water network has come under sustained pressure so much so that the country’s most visited outdoor tourism attraction, the Cliffs of Moher was at risk of losing its water supply.