Drinking Water Quality

Local authorities are responsible for monitoring the quality of the water supply in their areas. In addition, water supplies are tested by the Health Service Executive to make sure that the water is safe to drink. New EU drinking water regulations, that make it imperative for all public mains and group water schemes and private wells to conform to the highest possible standards of safety, came into effect in March 2007.

All drinking water must comply with the The European Communities (Drinking Water) (No. 2) Regulations, 2007 which set standards for 48 individual microbiological, chemical and indicator parameters.

The Health Services Executive (HSE) carries out regular monitoring of public water supplies and group water schemes on an agency basis for Waterford County Council in accordance with the Regulations.  Waterford County Council sends all of these results to the Environmental Protection Agency and they are published in the EPA Annual Report on Drinking Water Quality.