Irish Water Quality Issues To Be Prosecuted
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Ongoing Irish Water Problems withWater Suppliesin Co Roscommon May Lead toEnvironmental Protection Agency's Prosecution
The EPA said it has issuedRoscommon County Councilwith 10 "directions" - formal notices to bringwater qualityup to standard or face prosecution andpossible finesin the District Court - since 2007, and a further three notices to Irish Water since June. One of the earlier notices relating to the Boyle/Ardcarne water supply in north Roscommon is due to expire this month.
Deadline
Both Irish Water and the EPA have acknowledged the deadline will not be met. In the meantime 22,000 customers across the county must continue to boil water for washing vegetables, brushing teeth and drinking - for some until 2016. Hotels, restaurants and bars across the county unable to use ice machines have been buying in ice from local supermarkets and the UK.
Other counties also have problems. The EPA lists 141 water supplies on its 2012 remedial action list, meaning the water production plants require a range of actions from increased testing to abandonment. Source: Irish Times
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