EPA raise concerns over lack of monitoring for private water supplies servicing over 1m people

One million Irish people are drinking water from private supplies, many of which are not being monitored to ensure that the water is safe to drink.

That is according to a new report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which found that many private water supplies are not on the local authorities’ register and those that are registered are not monitored sufficiently to ensure safe drinking water. Almost 20% of Ireland’s population is supplied by private water supplies.