Ireland taken to task by European Commission over waste water treatment

Ireland has two months to respond to a formal notice by the European Commission over a failure to comply with adequate waste water treatment in sensitive areas. Stock picture

Ireland has two months to respond to a formal notice by the European Commission over a failure to comply with adequate waste water treatment in sensitive areas.

The notice comes after a report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), published in October, described how more than half of the country’s waste water discharges are failing to meet EU standards.