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# Waste Water

Last month
February 2024
European Commission issues warning to Ireland over pumping waste water into sensitive areas
Last year
2023
Over half of Ireland's waste water discharges still aren't meeting EU standards
All time
Over half of septic tanks failed their 2020 inspection, says EPA
Over a quarter of waste water systems inspected last year 'posed risk to human health'
Raw sewage from 77,000 people in Ireland flowing into environment every day
Irish Water proposes recycling waste water for drinking supply to prevent shortages
Untreated raw sewage from the equivalent of 120,000 people is being pumped into Irish waters
'We know it rains in Ireland. It's just not on': Emergency motion on Sandymount bathing ban
Irish Water guilty of sewage pollution at four plants across the country
Raw sewage is being pumped out in 43 areas across the country, says EPA
Bill Gates is helping to turn poo into drinking water - and even drank some himself
Caught in the act: People are shaming their neighbours for wasting water
Rank smell plagues Donegal estate as raw sewage runs down main road
Could septic tanks be a thing of the past?
Septic tank registrations pass one-in-four mark before €5 deadline
Submissions sought on septic tank regulation guidelines
Almost half of waste water treatment plans failing quality standards