THE European Commission has put Ireland on a four-month deadline to solve a chemical contamination problem affecting the drinking water supply of 180,000 people. In a warning issued on Thursday, the commission said the continued exposure of people to Trihalomethane (THM) was a health risk and a breach of the Drinking Water Directive. It said Ireland had been in breach of the directive since 2003 and progress to address the problem was not sufficient. If the situation was not remedied within four months, the case could be referred to the European Court of Justice. The EPA stated: “Irish Water have developed action plans for all supplies with THM issues on the Remedial Action List and submit progress reports to the EPA every three months.

Source: Irish Independent May 14, 2020 22:18 UTC