Caution urged as raised levels of pesticide found in public water supply

Uisce Éireann: 'By minimising pesticide use, we can protect water quality and help to deliver wider environmental benefits.'

Uisce Éireann has urged the public to be mindful of the potential effects on drinking water when spraying plants after raised levels of pesticide were found in the water supply for the first time in nearly a decade.

While the levels of pesticides in the drinking supply have decreased overall by more than 50% since 2017, 2024 saw those levels increase slightly on the tallies noted in 2023.