COUNTY COUNCIL CALLED ON TO RESPOND TO LOUGHREA WATER TEST

Date Published: 13-Apr-2009

Galway County Council is being called on to respond to a test carried out on Loughrea drinking water which revealed high levels of pollution.The independent test, commissioned by the Loughrea branch of the Labour party, was carried out on the drinking water supply of one Loughrea home last August.The analysis, conducted by Acorn Laboratories in Cork, concluded that the level of turbidity in the sample was three times higher than EU guidelines allow for.Turbidity can be caused by a number of factors including bacteria and human waste.Local labour candidate for Loughrea-Athenry, PJ Mc Donnell says that even though the test result was sent to Galway County Council over seven months ago, there has never been any response to the matter.PJ McDonnell says that Galway County Council needs to respond to the test result to as a matter of urgency