The rate that water leaks from Irish Water’s network is “unacceptable” by any measure, according to the first report from the State’s Water Advisory Body. It was also not fixing deficient waste water treatment facilities in an efficient or timely manner, the report found. The Water Advisory Body concluded: “overall compliance for urban waste water treatment is very low”. First fix schemeThe report from the Water Advisory Body said compliance with the microbiological standards in drinking water is high. It also found that Irish Water had an action plan in place to fix water supplies which were listed on the Remedial Action List.

Source: The Irish Times November 04, 2019 18:56 UTC