Boil Water Notice still in place in Borrisokane

Irish Water and Tipperary County Council wish to remind customers that a Boil Water Notice affecting approximately 1,752 customers served by the Borrisokane Public Water Supply remains in place until further notice.

The Boil Water Notice was issued, in consultation with the HSE, following the detection of cryptosporidium during sampling of the water supply.

As a precautionary measure, in order to protect public health, people in the area are advised to continue to boil their water before use for drinking, cooking or brushing teeth until further notice (see boil water notice information below).

Further testing carried out in recent days has again detected the presence of cryptosporidium in the water supply. As a consequence, it is necessary to keep the Boil Water Notice in place until the completion of remedial actions at the treatment plant. This will involve the installation of an Ultraviolet (UV) treatment system to disinfect the water. Irish Water and Tipperary County Council have begun the process of designing and procuring this new system and are progressing this as a matter of priority. It is expected to take a number of months before the new system is fully operational, with an estimated completion date of the fourth quarter of this year.

Duane O'Brien, Operations Lead with Irish Water, said “We understand the inconvenience that a Boil Water Notice causes and would like to assure the local community that we are working hard to progress this essential upgrade work and restore a safe and secure water supply as soon as possible. Our priority is to safeguard public health and any decision to lift the notice will be taken, in consultation with the HSE, once we are confident that it is safe to do so. In the meantime we will continue to provide regular progress updates to our customers in the area."

Irish Water continues to work with our Local Authority partners, contractors and others to safeguard the health and well-being of both staff and the public and to ensure the continuity of critical drinking water and wastewater services. Irish Water would like to remind customers to follow the HSE COVID-19 advice and ensure frequent handwashing. Unboiled water can be used for personal hygiene, bathing and flushing of toilets but not for brushing teeth or gargling

For queries regarding this Boil Water Notice, customers should contact Irish Water directly on our customer care helpline, open 24/7, on 1850 278 278. Updates will be available on the Water Supply Updates section of the Irish Water website and via Twitter @IWCare.

Further information on using water during a Boil Water Notice can be found on the Irish Water website at www.water.ie/water-supply/water-quality/boil-water-notice.