Earlier posts considered the most recent EPA report on water quality in Ireland and the implications of the EU’s soon to be implemented 2000 Water Framework Directive.
For a further perspective, check out Frank McDonald’s Irish Times article (Monday, 7 November 2011), entitled “Further Water Contamination Inevitable if Strict Policy Not Adopted to Protect Resources”.
McDonald highlights the threat posed to water supplies by the Celtic Tiger sprawl, and specifically the uneven standards of sewerage systems and schemes installed in developments.
He also states that Ireland faces a threat of ongoing, daily EU fines, if it fails to meet the standards set out in the EU Water Framework Directive, 2000.
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