Council faces action over bug in public water

A BOOK of Evidence has been served on Clare County Council in relation to charges allowing water untreated for cryptosporidium into the Ennis public water system in 2008 and 2009.

Council faces action over bug in public water
Tue, 10 May, 2011 - 01:00
Gordon Deegan

The local authority, if found guilty, faces potential fines totalling €4.5 million.

At Ennis District Court, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) brought nine separate charges against the local authority.

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