Some 4.5% of the private wells in the country do not meet E coli standards, according to analysis by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
A report on water quality has found that thousands of people took supply from group schemes contaminated by E.coli.
Thousands of people on private drinking water supplies in rural Ireland were exposed to E.coli last year, according to the EPA.
The EPA says โurgent actionโ is needed to improve private drinking water quality in Ireland. Michael Staines. 12.25 20 Oct 2023 ...
PRIVATE drinking water quality is not as good as public water quality, with E. coli contamination found in several sources. According to a report published ...
Six out of 161 small private supplies of water in Co. Wexford failed the standard testing for e coli according to the EPA.
Earlier this month, a boil water notice on the Clare Island public water supply was lifted by Uisce Eireann.