Environment
20% of septic tanks across the country were not desludged in the past five years, according to the findings of new research.
Rural Life
Minister of State for heritage and electoral reform Malcolm Noonan has called for water testing for private rural wells to be made free.
An on-the-spot device to test water for one of the most dangerous types of bacteria has been developed by researchers at University of Galway.
Water quality in private supplies such as private wells and group water schemes is "not as good" as...
With over 700,000 people getting their water from private wells, it might be worth considering how heavy rain can impact water safety.
The government is being called on to make farmers fully aware of new conditionality under CAP for registering water abstraction points.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said that one in 20 private drinking water supplies...
The Department of Public Health Mid-West is urging people to test and treat their private well water for possible contamination.
Researchers at NUI Galway are to carry out a large-scale project that aims to protect private well-owners from infection.
Agri-Business
Kilkenny County Council has issued a warning letter to Glanbia Ireland following the sinking of two wells in the county.
An estimated 30% of private wells nationally are contaminated with E. coli deriving from human and animal waste.
The Minister for Housing committed funds to provide grants for private wells and septic tanks under the Multi-annual Rural Water Programme.
It is estimated that 30% of private wells in Ireland are contaminated by E. coli arising from animal or human waste, according to a new report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
