Kerry Council prioritises quality of Lough Guitane’s drinking water

AN improvement in the quality of drinking water from Lough Guitane — one of the main sources in Kerry — was a major priority this year, Kerry County Council pledged yesterday.

Kerry Council prioritises quality of Lough Guitane’s drinking water

The lough has inadequate treatment for cryptosporidium, the bug that affected supplies in Galway for several months last year. The lake, outside Killarney, serves a population of 56,000.

An Environmental Protection Agency report found it was one of a number of water sources so affected in Kerry, but most of the others serve less than 1,000 people.

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