A boil water notice affecting over 600,000 homes in the greater Dublin area is to continue until at least Tuesday, Irish Water has said. Irish Water reimposed the boil water notice on 600,000 people on Monday, less than a fortnight after the previous one was lifted. The boil water notice is in place due to problems at the Irish Water Leixlip treatment plant, which supplies a fifth of the daily water demand for the greater Dublin area. The boil water notice was put in place due to high levels of suspended particles in the water causing it to appear cloudy, following heavy rainfall last weekend. Irish Water said on Friday evening that the Environmental Protection Agency had conducted an audit of the Leixlip Water Treatment Plant.

Source: The Irish Times November 08, 2019 07:33 UTC