EPA slams Irish Water as over 30 towns release raw sewage into environment

The Environmental Protection Agency has criticised Irish Water after it uncovered that over 30 towns and villages across Ireland have been forced to release their raw sewage into the environment as they have no treatment plants.The EPA has said Irish Water's reaction to fixing the problem has been too slow with "unacceptable delays".

The EPA condemned the lack of infrastructure in place to prevent this and said the situation was "unacceptable as the final deadline for Ireland to comply was 15 years ago." The report read: "These areas generate more than half of Ireland's sewage, with most of this produced in the greater Dublin area served by Ringsend treatment plant. The Ringsend plant is overloaded and cannot treat all the sewage it receives to the necessary standards. A major upgrade of the plant is ongoing,"

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EPA lists towns releasing raw sewage into environmentMore than 30 towns and villages released raw sewage into the environment every day in 2020 because they did not have treatment plants, according to a new report by the Environmental Protection Agency. Urgh. Enough to turd you off swimming in the sea 💩 Shocking.
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