Running water will be a full-time job

IF present trends continue, there could be an extra million people living in Ireland by 2021.

And, while much attention is given to the demands for more accommodation, roads and shops and other services, water is often taken for granted.

After one of the wettest months of June since records began, we might think we’ll never be short of the very substance on which life itself depends. However, the provision of quality drinking water is set to become a huge challenge.