Sun, 6 Nov 2011
Lowflo have recently been confirmed as the Irish Agent for Hippo The Water Saver.
As a proven supplier of water saving devices, Lowflo have been confirmed as the official agent for Hippo.
Hippo the Water Saver is the simple, proven and low cost water saving device to help conserve water in toilet cisterns. Every time a toilet is flushed the Hippo not only saves up to 3 litres of water, but it will also reduce your carbon footprint and save you money.
Also Hippo have just lauched the HIPPO 7!!
Read more - Click Here
Tue, 23 Aug 2011
Dublin City Council Explains their approach to managing leakage in their network.
A certain amount of water leakage is to be expected in any water supply system. However due to the age of the network in the Dublin Region, many of the pipes are in such poor condition that they are prone to bursts, leaks and low water pressure. It is estimated that up to 1200 kilometres of the network is over 50 years old. The Dublin Region has been very proactive in managing water leakage since the mid 1990’s through the Active Leakage Reduction Programme and the Watermains Rehabilitation Programme. As a result leakage levels have been reduced from 43% to 29% from 1997 to 2009.
The property owner is responsible for repairing water leaks on private property...Click Here for More Details 
Tue, 24 May 2011
The Queen's Cork itinerary included a visit to the English Market, where she met some of the market traders and visited some of the stalls which showcase Irish-produced food. However not many people noticed how much water fishmonger Pat O'Connell of K O'Connell's Fish was saving in the background. Lowflo recently installed lowflo taps in his premises which having been reducing his water bills and saving him 80% of his water on each operation. Even Simon Coveney was impressed. The taps featured on every national newspaper and even on Sky News...alas they were not the focus of the trip!!
Mon, 30 Aug 2010
Water that is fit for human consumption costs about $ 100 per barrel while oil is trading in the $ 80's lately. Dublin City Council says supply is balanced on a knife edge. Greater Dublin region demand is running at 545 million litres a day. By 2022 demand is reckoned to reach 627 litres per day.
The €500 million project to pump water from Lough Derg will take 10 years to complete so is unlikely to be delivered in time to meet demand. As water supply reaches a crisis threshold across the world - securing Ireland's supply will be paramount to attract industry into the future.
Source -The Irish Times
Thu, 15 Jul 2010
DUBLIN CITY Council is to seek approval next week for a plan to pump 350 million litres of water per day from the river Shannon to serve the capital’s drinking water needs for the next 70 years.
Councillors will be asked by the city manager to endorse the scheme, – which will cost about €500 million – and are expected to do so, before seeking Government approval and permission from An Bord Pleanála. However, it does not require the permission of any local authority in the Shannon region.
The proposal was one of several options put forward in a 2006 report commissioned by the council from consultant engineers RPS to meet the Dublin region’s ever-growing demands for water.
The Dublin region, which encompasses parts of Kildare and Wicklow, uses about 540 million litres a day, but is only able to produce 518 million litres.
The council is working to increase the capacity of its own water facilities, but says it needs the new source if it is to meet rising demands.
For the full article click: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2010/0714/
