Council to sample test for lead in water
The move comes after excessive lead levels were recently discovered in the water supply in the town’s Beecher Street.
Assistant county manager Tim Lucey said lead water mains existed in 11 areas around the town, serving approximately 227 houses and businesses. He revealed that a specific monitoring programme had been agreed with the Health Service Executive (HSE), and two houses in each of the specified areas would have their water supply sampled very shortly.
