Unmonitored private drinking water supplies are a potential risk to public health, says EPA.
According to the new Drinking Water Quality in Private Group Schemes and Small Private Supplies 2023 report by the Environmental Protection Agency many Irish people source their drinking water from small, unregistered supplies which may put their health at risk. Out of all the private supplies of water in Ireland only 1,665 have been registered […]
EPA warns that poorly constructed wells and inadequate monitoring of private water supplies are putting health at risk
EPA warns that poorly constructed wells and inadequate monitoring of private water supplies are putting health at risk One million people in Ireland get their drinking water from a private supply and many more drink water from private supplies in their daily lives. E. coli was found in 62 small private water supplies serving commercial […]
Over ninety private water supplies, affecting over 5,400 people, were found to be on boil water notices, says EPA
One fifth of the population, mostly in rural areas, get their drinking water from private water supplies. The remainder of the population are supplied by public water supplies which are the responsibility of Irish Water. Boil water notices were imposed on 94 private water supplies during the 2015 reporting period, affecting a population of over […]
