Boil water notice remains in place for Inishturk

RESIDENTS of Inishturk have been reminded to continue boiling water until further notice. 

Approximately 40 customers were affected by a boil water motice put in place last week following mechanical and treatment process issues at the island’s water treatment plant.

Monitoring of the supply is continuing and the notice will be reviewed again in the coming days. In the meantime, all customers on the Inishturk supply are advised to boil and cool their water before use until further notice.

Uisce Éireann’s Ronan McDonnell said that drinking water experts from Uisce Éireann are working, in consultation with the HSE, to implement solutions to have the notice lifted ‘as quickly and as safely as possible’.

“I want to acknowledge the inconvenience that the Boil Water Notice is causing the local community, but public health is Uisce Éireann’s number one priority and this notice is in place to protect the health of locals and visitors to Inishturk,” he said. 

While the notice is in place, water must be boiled for drinking; drinks made with water; preparation of salads and similar foods which are not cooked prior to eating; brushing of teeth and making of ice.