2006 proposal ‘wouldn’t have prevented water crisis’

GALWAY City Council has rejected claims that it could have prevented the outbreak of cryptosporidium contamination in the local water supply if it had used technology presented to it last year.

City manager Joe MacGrath, said yesterday that a proposal sent in by a Cork-based company, ENVA, was one of “a number of proposals” invited by the council to address ongoing concerns regarding the vulnerability of the old waterworks in Terryland. “However, this proposal alone was not sufficient to provide the level of protection against cryptosporidium as outlined by the EPA.”

Mr McGrath also expressed his satisfaction that current proposals agreed between the city council and the EPA would provide the required level of protection.