NI Water has announced that it intends to lift the hosepipe ban across the North of Ireland.
The ban was introduced on June 29.
The lifting of the ban will take effect from noon tomorrow, Thursday 19 July 2018.
Sara Venning, CEO of NI Water, said, “Thanks to the fantastic response from the public to our appeals to conserve water we have seen demand for water decrease from three quarters of a billion litres per day, (some 30% above average) to near normal levels.
“This means our water treatment works, which were struggling to meet this exceptional demand with large scale water supply interruptions imminent, are now coping comfortably with demand. This allows us to lift the hosepipe ban from noon tomorrow.
“We would stress, however, that a continued focus on water conservation is essential.
“Ideally we would like to see demand reduced still further or at least maintained at its present level to avoid the prospect of the ban having to be reintroduced.
“This is achievable if we continue to use water wisely.
“Many customers have adopted new habits and ways to conserve water in everyday life and we hope they will continue with these changes in their daily lives,” she added.
