Boil wate notice remains

CUSTOMERS supplied by the Lough Talt Public Water Supplyhave been told they must continue boiling their water. THE notice was first issued on Fenruary 5 th.

Sampling and testing was impacted this week due to the adverse weather conditions and will resume once conditions permit next week. As a result an update meeting that was due to take place last Friday has been postponed until this coming Friday, March 9.

The results of the second set of samples will be reviewed collectively before further actions are advised by the HSE. The HSE has confirmed that to date there have been no cases of associated illness reported in the community.

Commenting on the Boil Water Notice, Seamus Granahan, Regional Asset Operations Manager from Irish Water said: “We would like to remind customers to continue boiling their water before consumption. We would also like to stress that this is NOT a Do Not Use Notice. Once boiled and cooled the water is perfectly safe to consume.

“Public health is our number one priority and it is imperative that people adhere to the boil water notice.”

In the meantime Irish Water is urgently progressing with an alternative design proposal and will be in consultation with the relevant stakeholders regarding this detailed option over the next few weeks.

The priority for Irish Water is to ultimately provide compliant and robust water treatment for the 13,000 people who are affected, added the spokesperson.