South-East Clare Councillor Vows To Press Uisce Éireann On "Unacceptable" Water Supply Issues

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A south-east Clare councillor is vowing to press Uisce Éireann on what he's called "unacceptable" metal exceedances in the region's drinking water supply. An Environmental Protection Agency audit of the Shannon/Sixmilebridge Water Treatment Plant has found that Uisce Éireann failed to notify the EPA of two separate incidents which resulted in the allowable level of the metal manganese being breached. In a statement to Clare FM, Uisce Éireann says remedial actions have been taken and upgrades to the plant "are currently being scoped with consideration being given to further enhancements to the treatment process". Sixmilebridge Fine Gael Councillor John Crowe has been telling Clare FM's Seán Lyons he'll be taking the matter further to ensure Uisce Éireann is answerable for the incidents.