Action urged over cancer toxin risk in village’s water

Irish Water has been directed to take immediate action on the public water supply to Kilgarvan, Co Kerry, because current treatment facilities are unable to deal with the risk of toxins linked to cancer.

A recent audit of the village’s water supply found the system was unable to remove organic matter.

The Kilgarvan supply is already on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) remedial action list because the levels of trihalomethanes (THMs) are above the drinking water standard.