Mr Michael Finneran, TD, Minister for Housing and Water Services, announced today that €82,500 is being allocated to Clare County Council for water schemes identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as having potential issues regarding the safety and security of the supplies.
The EPA first published a Remedial Action List of public water supplies in 2008 where they considered that detailed profiling was required from catchment to consumer (or from source to tap) to ensure that the individual supplies were providing clean and wholesome drinking water.
Welcoming the funding allocation, Minister for Defence Tony Killeen said: “Considerable work has been undertaken by Clare Local Authorities to deliver significant improvements in drinking water standards across the County. This funding will enable the local water services authority to undertake improvement works to public water supplies which have been identified in the EPA’s remedial action list, as updated in June 2010.”
“The works approved for funding include upgrading of disinfection facilities, connections to alternative water sources and provision of chlorine and turbidity monitors and dial-out alarms to warn of treatment plant malfunctions”, added Minister Killeen.
Commenting on the Remedial Action List of public water supplies, Minister Killeen stated: “The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, together with the water services authorities, has reviewed this list on an annual basis, to develop, where appropriate, a programme of small scale works designed to mitigate these risks. The Department funds 75% of the cost of approved works under the Rural Water Programme.”
“While the quality of drinking water in Ireland’s public water supply is generally very good, we must strive for continuous improvement through improved operation and investment. The headway made in dealing with substandard water supplies has only been possible through their hard work, dedication and spirit of partnership. Special credit should go to Clare’s group scheme activists who, for more than half a century, have worked tirelessly for the betterment of their neighbours and communities”, he concluded.
The EPA first published a Remedial Action List of public water supplies in 2008 where they considered that detailed profiling was required from catchment to consumer (or from source to tap) to ensure that the individual supplies were providing clean and wholesome drinking water.
Welcoming the funding allocation, Minister for Defence Tony Killeen said: “Considerable work has been undertaken by Clare Local Authorities to deliver significant improvements in drinking water standards across the County. This funding will enable the local water services authority to undertake improvement works to public water supplies which have been identified in the EPA’s remedial action list, as updated in June 2010.”
“The works approved for funding include upgrading of disinfection facilities, connections to alternative water sources and provision of chlorine and turbidity monitors and dial-out alarms to warn of treatment plant malfunctions”, added Minister Killeen.
Commenting on the Remedial Action List of public water supplies, Minister Killeen stated: “The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, together with the water services authorities, has reviewed this list on an annual basis, to develop, where appropriate, a programme of small scale works designed to mitigate these risks. The Department funds 75% of the cost of approved works under the Rural Water Programme.”
“While the quality of drinking water in Ireland’s public water supply is generally very good, we must strive for continuous improvement through improved operation and investment. The headway made in dealing with substandard water supplies has only been possible through their hard work, dedication and spirit of partnership. Special credit should go to Clare’s group scheme activists who, for more than half a century, have worked tirelessly for the betterment of their neighbours and communities”, he concluded.
