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After 11 days over 46,500 people in Mayo were able to use their tap water after the boil water notice on the Lough Mask Regional Water Supply Scheme was lifted on Tuesday afternoon. Daily sampling at the source, at the treatment plant and on the network since the boil water notice was issued did not identify any presence of cryptosporidium.

Residents in Moyola Park were instructed not to use the water this week following the discovery of kerosene in tap water. This is the second time this year that the fuel has contaminated tap water in the Newcastle estate.

A contamination problem with the water in the Gowran, Goresbridge, and Paulstown areas has led Kilkenny County Council to issue a boiled water notice to residents.

As Galway County Council staff work to contain and rectify a oil leak which contaminated the water supply in the Carraroe area a local councillor has called on the new Minister for the Environment, Phil Hogan, to ensure that the long-awaited Costello Regional Water Supply Scheme is approved as a matter of urgency.

Elderly residents in Old Mervue must be provided with free bottled water instead of having to haul buckets of water from the street to their homes according to Fine Gael Cllr Brian Walsh.

The Galway City Council and the HSE have advised residents of Old Mervue not to drink tap water and informed the rest of the city on the precautionary measures which must be taken to deal with the latest with water crisis.

Residents of the St Bridget’s Terrace and Green Road areas of Mullingar have been warned to exercise caution when using tap water, following the discovery of raised levels of lead in the water supply to their homes.

Residents in some of Mullingar’s housing estates are facing into their fourth week without running water as it emerged that several homes have had no water supply since Christmas.