Irish Water fails to make west Clare drinking water safe
Ireland is facing legal action by the European Commission over its failure to ensure drinking water to over 200,000 people is safe for consumption due to elevated THM levels.
Irish Water failed to comply with a direction to ensure that drinking water from a treatment facility in west Clare was safe by the end of last year, according to the State’s environmental watchdog.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it had instructed Irish Water at the end of November 2019 to ensure that a new treatment plant that forms part of the West Clare Regional Water Supply complied with EU guidelines on trihalomethane (THM) levels by December 31 last.
