Just 40% of supplies fitted with alarms

JUST 40% of the country’s public water supplies have chlorine monitors and alarms fitted to ensure that the water is properly disinfected, the State’s environmental watchdog has revealed.

Disinfection is the key treatment stage at water plants and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found this could not be guaranteed at a large number of treatment plants.

Chlorine monitors and alarms alert the operator of the plant to inadequate treatment of the supply, even when the plant is unattended.