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Septic tanks

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<p>A mallard duck swims through the sludge of green algae at Kinnego Marina on Lough Neagh. Councils bordering the Lough have put up warning signs about the potential health dangers both to humans and to animals, particularly dogs. Picture: Alan Lewis / PhotopressBelfast.co.uk</p>

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Anja Murray: Losing our lakes is a poor exchange for short-term economic gain
We have health warnings against lake swimming in dozens of locations across Ireland because of contamination with harmful algal blooms and the presence of toxic blue-green algae in the water — all boosted by artificially elevated levels of nitrogen and phosphorous in the water
<p>People who live outside the so-called ‘high risk’ areas, but who know their septic tanks are leaking, are not repairing or replacing them because they can’t get a grant as they can’t get inspected, county councillors have claimed. File picture</p>

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Householders 'ignoring leaking septic tanks as they can't afford to replace them'
<p>There are nearly 500,000 septic tank systems in Ireland, which are used predominantly by rural householders in order to treat sewage. </p>

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Quarter of septic tanks inspected pose risk to human health or environment
Half of septic tanks fail inspection

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Half of septic tanks fail inspection
Majority of septic tanks in Cork defective

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Majority of septic tanks in Cork defective
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More than half of septic tanks fail first inspections

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