IRISH Water, working in partnership with Cork County Council, has reminded customers on the Whiddy Island water supply that the Do Not Consume notice issued on September 7th remains in place until further notice.
Irish Water said the notice was issued due to low water levels at the raw water extraction point and high levels of colour and turbidity in the treated water causing the drinking water quality entering the Whiddy Island public water supply to be affected.
The notice applies to approximately 30 customers. ‘It is especially important that mains drinking water is not given to bottle-fed infants. Please note that this is not a boil water notice, as boiling and cooling your water will not make it safe to drink,’ it added.
Bottled water remains available at the Bankhouse bar and restaurant on the island.
Irish Water drinking water compliance and operational experts are working with colleagues in Cork County Council to resolve this situation as soon as possible. Further updates will be issued early next week.
Neil Smyth of Irish Water said: ‘Additional treatment stages have been installed and commissioned at the Whiddy Island Water Treatment Plant to deal with the water quality issues caused by high levels of turbidity, iron and manganese in the raw water. Since its installation, the levels of iron and manganese have reduced, but we must carry out further works at the treatment plant in order to get the levels down to what is required. It is only then that we can...
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