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Water Issues in North County Dublin

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    #32
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 76,290 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Lady Davenport wrote: »
    I've visions of some guy bottling tap water and selling it Dell Boy style now :pac:


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    #33
    Lady Davenport
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭Lady Davenport


    I put my heating on a while ago, and after twenty minutes there was no heat in the rads at all. All I need now is to lose the electricity and I might I might as well be living in a cave! Watch out for your heating guys, I thought I'd get a day or two more out of it but no such luck.


    Thats the one Beasty :D


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    #34
    Eoineo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭Eoineo


    There are camping stoves in the Arrow for €12.95 (excluding gas canisters) and "super-ser" heaters in the the hardware store on Drogheda St in Balbriggan for €39.99. You may have to invest Lady Davenport.

    We have a water supply here but the pressure is down.


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    #35
    Lady Davenport
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭Lady Davenport


    Eoineo wrote: »
    There are camping stoves in the Arrow for €12.95 (excluding gas canisters) and "super-ser" heaters in the the hardware store on Drogheda St in Balbriggan for €39.99. You may have to invest Lady Davenport.
    Its starting to look that way :pac:
    We have a water supply here but the pressure is down.
    Are you in Balrothery too? I was told by someone living in Rosepark that they have water but its low pressure, but I'm still out. Bizarre stuff!


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    #36
    rosenstocktakeh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16 ✭rosenstocktakeh


    No water in Portmarnock or Malahide either.

    Off since this afternoon.

    I wonder did the Council just neglect this problem over the weekend, have a meeting this morning and decide that wider scale action was then required. Their website wasn't updated all weekend on the issue.

    A bit of information wouldn't go amiss.


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    #37
    zainabc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭zainabc


    Hi im in ringfort i had 2 hours of water then all water cut off have no heating tank is empty i tink :(:( anyone else in same boat?


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    #38
    Bluetonic
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    rosenstocktakeh wrote: »
    Their website wasn't updated all weekend on the issue.

    A bit of information wouldn't go amiss.
    Their website gives a link to Twitter which was updated with some info over the weekend.

    http://twitter.com/Fingalcoco


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    #39
    Sinemo
    Registered Users Posts: 119 ✭✭Sinemo


    Their twitter wasn't really helpful this afternoon when they stated there wouldn't be any cut offs today (just lowering pressure), but parts of malahide were left without water...


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    #40
    steveccie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭steveccie


    Basically the problem is pressure - Balruddery Wood already mentioned is above the 40m contour and as a result the low pressure being provided by the pumping station means the water cannot reach you - fluid mechanics. Therefore lower lying houses in the same vicinity will have water as a result.

    PS: By the way LIDL in Balbriggan have batches of 2Ltr water just inside the door for < 50c. HTH.


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    #41
    Eoineo
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    Steve would you have a link or any idea of what other areas in Balrothery/Balbriggan are above the 40m contour please?


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    #42
    sagit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭sagit


    Hi, I'm in Balruddery Wood, any ideas about the water? I was after ringing council but all lines are busy, so no hope anyway.
    Is there water to be deliver by tanker or something, I've heard, but could'n get more info about that?

    sagit


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    #43
    steveccie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭steveccie


    Hi,
    It's referenced in the 2002 planning sessions from Fingal Co Council -> http://www.fingalcoco.ie/minutes/meeting_doc.aspx?id=20715
    This pre-dates the newer estates in Balrothery so no named estates shown but it does show they knew about potnetial issues in the area prior to allowing planning permission to be granted.

    I think it is fair to say that alternative planning will be needed by residents in this area. Supply and demand dictate that unless we get large rainfall in the next 10 days - with demand remaining high between leaks and idiots running taps then reduced\no water will be the norm until the reservoirs get back up to appropriate levels unfortunetly. :(


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    #44
    Bluetonic
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    Sinemo wrote: »
    Their twitter wasn't really helpful this afternoon when they stated there wouldn't be any cut offs today (just lowering pressure), but parts of malahide were left without water...
    But the source of the water has not been cut off. As said already its a pressure issue.


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    #45
    Sinemo
    Registered Users Posts: 119 ✭✭Sinemo


    So surely areas in malahide would then have low pressure if this was the case? Others in malahide have not encountered any problems (at least thats how it was last night)


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    #46
    steveccie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭steveccie


    Please remember that different areas are fed by different pumping stations\subsidiary reserviors - for example Balrothery is fed by the palmerstown reservoir - see the plan below.

    http://www.fingalcoco.ie/Water/WaterServicesProjects/WaterProjects/BalbrigganWaterSupply/


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    #47
    Dubrub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41 ✭Dubrub


    I got through to the emergency number at Fingal Co.
    As previously stated they have not switched off the water, they have reduced the pressure and this is giving problems to some estates and houses on higher ground.
    I also asked will there be tankers sent around to any of the affected estates and the person was unable to tell me ,, grrrrrr.
    I was talking to a friend who lives in Rosepark and seemingly the water came on for about 2 hours yesterday,, this should be enough time to refill the tanks in the attic. If there is anyone here from Balruddery Woods did you notice the water being restored at anytime yesterday??


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    #48
    Dani x
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭Dani x


    I was just wondering is anybody else in the fingal area having trouble with their water?? My area has had no water since saturday afternoon and a family friend that works for the council told us their is no water in the water tanks as fingal co co gave water to dublin city co co and never got it back the family friend also told us we could be with out water untill next week or at very best the end of this week!!! my many efforts to contact the council have been wasted their phone is constantly engaged (probably off the hook) and they haven't responed to my emails!! :mad:


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    #49
    Paulw
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    There's a notice on the Fingal Co Co website - http://www.fingalcoco.ie/YourLocalCouncil/NewsandPublications/PressReleases/


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    #50
    Issybella
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭Issybella


    I live in Portmarnock and its the same here. we've had no water since yesterday when we came home from work.


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    #51
    ixoy
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    Issybella wrote: »
    I live in Portmarnock and its the same here. we've had no water since yesterday when we came home from work.
    Is that still the case? The notice on their site says it should now be restored.


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    #52
    Alan Farrell
    Registered Users Posts: 358 ✭✭Alan Farrell


    ixoy wrote: »
    Is that still the case? The notice on their site says it should now be restored.

    Had a cup of coffee on Wendell Avenue at 1pm and the water was back on. I think it was restored just before I arrived.

    Pressure is still down because they are still experiencing a huge demand above normal.

    You can also check www.twitter.com/fingalcoco


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    #53
    ixoy
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    Alan Farrell wrote: »
    Pressure is still down because they are still experiencing a huge demand above normal.
    Is the demand down to people still keeping taps on? Could Fingal CoCo maybe put up a note on the site explaining why people shouldn't leave taps running (and not just because it runs the reservoirs low)?

    I've got stuff coming out of my taps at the moment, but it doesn't bare much resemblance to water - unless water should be cloudy grey.


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    #54
    Issybella
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭Issybella


    Water was back on when I arrived in around 6:30pm after some spurting. Smells awful but at least there is some for now. Hard to know if they will turn it off again at any moment over the next few days. Bottled WAter at the ready now.


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    #55
    Beasty
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    ixoy wrote: »
    I've got stuff coming out of my taps at the moment, but it doesn't bare much resemblance to water - unless water should be cloudy grey.
    Cloudy grey should be fine - does it clear after a couple of minutes?

    Cloudy brown is a bit different though!


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    #56
    p1x1e
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30 ✭p1x1e


    still no water for us. janey mack lads, this is no fun.... should the council get bear grylls out to us, teach us how to live without water? ;-)


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    #57
    Lady Davenport
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭Lady Davenport


    p1x1e wrote: »
    should the council get bear grylls out to us, teach us how to live without water? ;-)

    Erm no thanks p1x1e, he'd probably stick a straw in an elephant turd and tell us theres vitamin packed water in the centre :pac:


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    #58
    Alan Farrell
    Registered Users Posts: 358 ✭✭Alan Farrell


    ixoy wrote: »
    Is the demand down to people still keeping taps on? Could Fingal CoCo maybe put up a note on the site explaining why people shouldn't leave taps running (and not just because it runs the reservoirs low)?

    I've got stuff coming out of my taps at the moment, but it doesn't bare much resemblance to water - unless water should be cloudy grey.

    People left taps on which were frozen, pipes are/were broken and mains leaks also occurred underground. As a result reservoirs supplies dropped to critical levels, which remains the case. Farming communities tend to leave water on for animals to feed when its frozen up.

    Insurance companies advertising for people to leave their taps on didn't help either.

    Cloudy water isn't harmful but tends to smell a little. Perfectly ok to drink I might add. Boil if not too happy with it.


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    #59
    Larianne
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    Swords must have escaped the no water. Been running here fine.


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    #60
    Lenguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭Lenguy


    No supply here for 24hrs. Apparently the other side of the village have some sort of trickle, but nothing in The Links, The Kilns or Seabrook Manor.
    Can anyone down this side / Kinsealy / Baldoyle offer anything more positive?
    :(


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    #61
    dubmick
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    Lenguy wrote: »
    No supply here for 24hrs.
    :(

    count yourself lucky, we haven't had water since Saturday night. Not easy with a two month old baby in the house.


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