This article is mainly to give people direct and easy access to pages and documents involving drinking water quality, surveys, reports and media coverage, which are not easily found on the internet.
South Tipperary Water Quality Report 2007
There are two documents contained in the Water Quality Survey. The report itself is in PDF format – it outlines key points and recommendations – and the Questionnaire Spreadsheet, available as an Office Excel Spreadsheet.
Report on Drinking Water Quality in South Tipperary 2007: PDF document
Survey on Drinking Water Quality: Excel Spreadsheet
These reports have a lot of technical data with regard to our water supply.
Annual Reports
These reports show that the Burncourt Water Supply Scheme is at the same stage of progression for the last three years. These documents are all in PDF format.
Environmental Protection Agency
This report assesses the safety and security of drinking water supplies covered by the European Communities (Drinking Water) (No. 2) Regulations, 2007.
Report (PDF)
Some of this report is in conflict with the Council’s own reports above. It also outlines what the EPA is instructing the Council to do by means of remedial works.
Reports and regulations etc., can be found here: Link
Department of the Environment
Water investment program, 2005-2007: Link (PDF)
Mayo and Kilkenny County Councils
The quality of drinking water in Ireland – a report for the year 2000 – with a review of the period 1998-2000.
Report (PDF)
There is a specific reference to Skeheenarinky and the high levels of coliforms.
The quality of drinking water in Ireland – a report for the year 2001.
Report (PDF)
This report mentions faecal coliforms in the Burncourt supply, p. 108.
Health Service Executive
Drinking water and health, a review and guide for population health, December 2008.
Review (PDF)
Dail Questions, Ministerial Approvals, County Council Minutes
Ministerial Approval, June 2004 – Link
9 March, 1950 – Link
11 May, 1965 – Link
27 November, 1975 – Link
28 November, 2007 – Link
19 February, 2008 – Link
Minutes of South Tipp. Co. Co. Meeting, January 2009, with reference to an extraction order and possible 2 year delays: Link
Media Coverage
11 December, 2001 – Irish Independent (reference to scheme in Skeheenarinky) - Link
10 March, 2007 – Tipperary Star – Link (PDF)
15 December, 2008 – Fethard News
05 September. 2009 – Nationalist – Link
09 September, 2009 – Avondhu – Link
Legislation
European Communities (Drinking Water) (No. 2) Regulations, 2007 – Link (PDF)
