Water supply in 60 areas ‘vulnerable’

ENVIRONMENT Minister John Gormley yesterday admitted water supplies in 60 parts of the country are vulnerable to cryptosporidium outbreaks.

Mr Gormley said it was not acceptable for people to be without clean water in a country as rich as Ireland as he unveiled a €5.8 billion long-term package to turn the situation around.

“My department and the Environmental Protection Agency have located 60 sites which are vulnerable to cryptosporidium and we now have to target those areas.