Septic tank leak threat to drinking water

Leaking septic tanks on the outskirts of a town are a threat to drinking water supplies and the houses they serve should be connected to the mains sewer system, especially as €400,000 in development charges was collected to do the job.

Septic tank leak threat to drinking water

That’s the claim by a number of Cork county councillors who’ll tell top Irish Water officials at a face-to-face later this month that the utility company had received the money for the project from the now defunct Skibbereen Town Council and it must address the situation.

Cllr Joe Carroll (FF) told a meeting of the council’s western division yesterday that people living at Coronea, just outside Skibbereen, were promised some time ago that they would be hooked up to the main system.

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