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Delivering transformative water services in Athlone and throughout County Westmeath enabling local communities to thrive remains a top priority for Uisce Éireann.

The beautiful lake county of Westmeath is the place that more than 95,000 people proudly call home, over 250,000 visitors from home and abroad journeying to the county annually for boating adventures along the River Shannon and to experience the rich cultural heritage of Athlone, which sits proudly in the heart of Ireland.

The latest Drinking Water Report published by the EPA shows that Ireland’s public drinking water supplies remain among the best in the world, with an impressive 99.7% compliance with microbiological and chemical standards.

Works to replace over 1.5km of aged and damaged water mains in Rosscahill West have commenced. This project has been prioritised as part of Uisce Éireann ’s national Leakage Reduction Programme which is delivering a more secure and reliable water supply to communities right across Ireland.

Irish Water has launched a new accreditation scheme that will be available for experienced contractors in Westmeath.

Athlone and numerous County Westmeath communities are benefitting from Irish Water’s consistent progress in upgrading wastewater treatment and eliminating the discharge of raw sewage to Ireland’s rivers, lakes and coastal areas, enhancing the environment in the process.

Irish Water is appealing to the public to conserve water as a prolonged dry spell has been predicted by Met Éireann.

Fianna Fáil Deputy for Roscommon-Galway, Eugene Murphy, has welcomed the deal to end water charges following agreement of a report from the special Oireachtas Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services.

Five water supplies in Co Galway have been removed from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) latest Remedial Action List (RAL) which was published this week.