Water concerns continue for Lough Talt users
The boil water notice for those on the Lough Talt water supply will remain in place until at least the end of the year. Works are taking place to build a new treatment plant at the site of Lough Talt as residents and businesses are still required to boil…
The government has failed Tubbercurry – Perry
“Tubbercurry has been left in a total state of neglect and given continuous lip service from successive governments.” That’s according to North West general election candidate, Independent John Perry who has stated that the town of Tubbercurry is being left behind. The independent candidate is calling for the government and…
Irish Water insist upgrade works at Lough Talt will be completed before 2020
Irish Water is insisting that works on upgrading the Lough Talt water treatment plant in south Sligo will be completed before the end of 2020. That’s despite a local water quality campaigner saying much work needs to be done before actual upgrade work can start. Earlier this week, local Sligo…
September start for new water treatment plant construction at Lough Talt
Work on a new water treatment plant at Lough Talt in South Sligo is expected to start in September. It will take 12 to 14 months to complete. For some time now, almost 13,000 people in the area have been on a boil water notice since cryptosporidium was…
Plans for Lough Talt treatment plant moves a step forward
Sligo County Council can now officially make a decision on a planning application submitted by Irish Water to upgrade the water treatment plant at Lough Talt in South Sligo. Over 13,000 homes in the area have been under a boil water notice since January after cryptosporidium was detected in the…
Former marine biologist and EU candidate to meet locals affected by Lough Talt water notice
A former marine biologist is to meet with locals affected by the Lough Talt water supply. A boil water notice has been in place since January after Crytposporidium was discovered once again in the supply. Galway based Independent EU Candidate, Diarmuid Mulcahy, is meeting with concerned locals on Thursday next…
Lough Talt treatment plant upgrade given the go-ahead
It’s understood the Minister for Culture Heritage and the Gaeltacht has given the go-head for the proposed upgrading works to carried out at the Lough Talt Water Treatment Plant in South Sligo. Cryptosporidium was discovered in the water supply affecting over 13,000 homes, resulting in a Boil Water Notice being…