Private wells not tested for potentially harmful E.coli

More than half of all small private wells in Co Cork were not tested for potentially harmful bacteria in 2016.

An audit by the Environmental Protection Agency of the 2016 water monitoring programme by Cork County Council found 302 out of 523 small private supplies were not monitored for E.coli.

While small private supplies are often wells on farms, some are operated by hotels and B&Bs.