The report highlights a continued quality of supply.
Some 99.5% of samples taken in 2020 across Ireland’s 740 public drinking water supplies are compliant for microbiological, chemical standards producing water that is safe to drink, according to the latest Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Drinking Water Report.
Since 2014, Irish Water has been working in partnership with Kildare County Council, to address water quality issues across the county.
It has built new drinking water infrastructure in towns and villages across the county, improving water quality and benefitting local communities.
Irish Water has also recently completed works in Leixlip to improve the water quality and safeguard the water supply for over 600,000 people in Kildare and the Greater Dublin Area.
Some 58 Water Treatment Plants were built or upgraded in 2020 across the country.
Irish water has invested €450m in water projects and over 100,000 people removed from ‘at risk’ supplies in 2020.
This work continued throughout 2021, with an additional six supplies removed so far this year, benefitting over 660,000 people.
The report, published today by the EPA highlights a further 11 supplies removed from the Remedial Action List by Irish Water in 2020 benefitting over 100,000 people.
As a result the population on the RAL reached its lowest ever figure by mid-2021 and Irish Water is continuing with its plans to address all remaining supplies.
Dr. Michelle Minihan, Senior Inspector on the EPA's Drinking Water team, joined Ciara Noble on 'Kildare Focus' on Wednesday:
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