The Environmental Protection Agency says there’s an urgent need for mandatory registration of private drinking water supplies.
It’s raising concerns that many private supplies are not registered – despite serving schools, nursing homes, sports clubs and self-catering accommodation.
There are 38 small private supplies registered in Donegal.
The EPA’s Noel Byrne is Programme Manager of the Drinking Water and Wastewater Enforcement team – he says everyone has a right to safe drinking water, and supplies that aren’t registered, aren’t being monitored:
