Achill residents reminded to continuing boiling water

IRISH Water and Mayo County Council have reminded customers supplied by the Achill Pubic Water Supply, including group water schemes, that the boil water notice issued on the supply on February 1 to accommodate the next phase of the planned works at the Achill Water Treatment Plant is still in place.

The plant is currently being upgraded and the treatment processes remain offline. Works are on target for completion before the end of March.

Approximately 2,800 customers on the island and the adjacent mainland who are supplied by the Achill Public Water Supply must boil their water before drinking and preparing food. There is no need for customers to buy bottled water. Once tap water is boiled and cooled it will be safe for consumption.

The water is safe for all other applications including personal hygiene, bathing and flushing of toilets.

The following are the Group Water Schemes served by the Achill Public Water Supply Scheme: Dooniver, Saulia No. 2, Crumpaun; Dooega; Shraheens, Achill; Dugort No. 1, Dugort No. 2, Valley 1, and Valley 3, Bleanaskil No. 1 and Ards Curraun.

Irish Water and Mayo County Council, working in partnership with EPS, are upgrading the filtration and clarification treatment processes at the plant.

To facilitate these works the treatment process will be compromised and this is why customers must boil their water before use to make it safe for consumption. Water must be boiled for drinking, preparation of salads and similar foods which are not cooked prior to eating, making of ice and brushing teeth.