Uisce Éireann working to lift Boil Water Notice on Mayo island

UISCE Éireann is continuing to work to lift the Boil Water Notice in place for customers on Inishturk.

Following mechanical and treatment process issues at the island’s water treatment plant, the Boil Water Notice was put in place to protect the health of approximately 40 customers.

While drinking water experts from Uisce Éireann are working to implement measures to lift the Boil Water Notice, all customers on the Inishturk supply are advised to boil and cool their water before use until further notice.

Uisce Eireann’s Colette Scahill thanked the local community for their cooperation and assured them that a team is working to lift the notice as quicky and 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.

“Drinking water experts from Uisce Éireann are working, in consultation with the HSE, to implement solutions to lift the notice as quickly and as safely as possible,” she said.