Irish Examiner view: Sewage failures a bitter spill

We must face the fact that it will take billions of euro and years of work to get all treatment systems up to standard

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This had to be the week in which we learned of the failings of Irish Water.

After heavy rain and flooding in many parts of the country just a few days ago, it seems oddly appropriate to read a report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pointing out the pressure our waterways are under, except the EPA was not referring to precipitation or blocked drains, but the sewage waste we are pumping into our waterways.