Uisce Éireann defends hotline where people can report breaking of hosepipe ban
Uisce Éireann has introduced a hotline for the public to report non-essential water usage during a hosepipe ban in Ireland. The measure aims to prevent community disputes while protecting water supplies during a high-temperature warning.
Why it matters
It highlights the tension between resource management and public surveillance during environmental crises.
Margaret Attridge , Head of Water Operations at Uisce ireann , has defended the introduction of a hotline where people can report incidents of "non-essential" use of water.
"We're providing a hotline because we're not asking people to confront people. We don't want to cause any neighbourhood disputes here. People can contact us and we will follow up with individuals," she told Newstalk Breakfast with Anton Savage.
Uisce ireann is also appealing to people to check for leaks and to refrain from doing things like washing their car and watering their lawn.
A six-week hosepipe ban will be introduced for six counties from Thursday, 16th July.
The hosepipe ban will apply in Dublin, parts of Kildare, Meath, Wicklow, South Tipperary and parts of Wexford.
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