Lough Talt water supply: Campaign goes on for improvements and to raise awareness
A campaign group is continuing its efforts to get the water supply at Lough Talt up to the necessary health standards. Cryptosporidium was discovered in the water supply affecting over 13,000 homes, resulting in a Boil Water Notice being reissued in January after it only having been lifted in October…
Sinn Fein MEP requests European Commission to examine ‘ongoing failure’ at Lough Talt
A Midlands North West MEP says he has now requested the European Commission to examine what he says is the ‘ongoing failure’ to provide a safe drinking water supply for the 13,000 people on the Lough Talt Scheme. The supply, which serves people in South Sligo and part of North…
Lough Talt water scheme — public meeting in Tubbercurry tonight
The organiser of a public meeting over the ongoing situation with the Lough Talt Water Scheme in South Sligo says she is annoyed over what she claims is the conflicting information that’s emerging about the situation. 13,000 people on the scheme now have to boil their water for the foreseeable…
A new Boil Water Notice issued for Lough Talt supply
A new Boil Water Notice has been issued for the Lough Talt Regional Water Supply Scheme in South Sligo and adjoining parts of Mayo. It’s after cryptosporodium has again been found in the treatment plant at Lough Talt and two reported cases of illness in the community. About 13,000 people…
Boil Water Notice lifted on Lough Talt scheme
After eight months, the Boil Water Notice for 13,000 people on the Lough Talt Water Scheme in south Sligo and part of Mayo has been lifted. It was imposed last February after bacteria was found in the supply. The Boil Water Notice was continued until now due to cryptosporidium at…
HSE checking if Lough Talt water caused sickness
The HSE is investigating if people in the south Sligo area have become sick because of water from the Lough Talt Supply. It comes as Irish Water has announced another extension of the Boil Water Notice there. The notice is already in operation for almost six months. Anthony Skeffington, Irish…
HSE says the source of ‘reported cases’ of illness from Lough Talt water supply not yet known
The HSE says that the source of ‘reported cases’ of illness as a result of the contamination of the Lough Talt Water Supply in county Sligo is as yet unknown. It follows confirmation yesterday evening that the HSE is investigating at least one case of illness as a result of…