Recommencement of work on Lough Talt water treatment plant
Works to upgrade the Lough Talt water treatment plant have re-commenced with Irish Water and Sligo County Council expressing their confidence that the project will be complete by the end of 2020. When completed a safe and secure supply of water will be delivered to the 13,000 people. …
Irish Water lodges planning application to upgrade Lough Talt Water supply
Irish Water has lodged a planning application for emergency upgrade works at the Lough Talt Water Treatment Plant in South Sligo. Irish Water have previously said that a boil water notice in South Sligo will remain in place until the Lough Talt treatment plant is upgraded. A boil water notice,…
HSE to review Boil Water Notice in Sligo again in a month
The HSE says a small number of cases of cryptosporidium in county Sligo are likely to be linked the Lough Talt supply. A Boil Water Notice has been in place on the supply since February and was extended for another 4 weeks on Friday and the HSE said they are…
Concern at reports of illness stemming from water contamination in south Sligo
A business in Ballymote says reports of illness as a result of the bacterial contamination of the local water supply are concerning. It’s after the boil water notice on the Lough Talt supply in south and west Sligo was extended for another four weeks. The HSE confirmed on Friday evening…
HSE investigates reported cases of illness as a result of cryptosporidium outbreak on Sligo water supply
The HSE has confirmed it’s investigating cases of illness as a result of the contamination of the Lough Talt Water Supply. As a result Irish Water has extended its Boil Water Notice by another four weeks. In a statement today from Irish Water it’s been confirmed that ‘cases of cryptosporidiosis’…
Boil Water notice remains in place for nearly three months now
The Boil Water notice in south Sligo remains in place now for the eleventh week. Irish Water is reminding people in the south and west of the county to continue to boil their water after the bacteria cryptosporidium was detected in the supply at the start of February. Residents and…
Second set of sampling results due on south Sligo supply
The second set of sampling results on the water supply contaminated with cryptosporidium in south and west Sligo are due today. The HSE has been regularly testing the water after it detected the bacteria early last month. A boil water notice had to be put in place for the 13,000…