Irish Water is to write to homes and businesses on the public water network in County Kilkenny where there may have previously been or where there is an existing issue with the drinking water quality.
Issues include cryptosporidium and THMs.
Water is safe to drink in these schemes but Irish Water will outline specifically what we are doing to improve the supply there.
The individual booklet will explain in detail to householders where their drinking water comes from; why Irish Water are writing to them; how Irish Water know that their water is safe to drink; information about regulation and testing; what Irish Water is doing to fix their specific water supply; and where they can get more information.
In Bennettsbridge and Glenmore, there is a risk of cryptosporidium however Irish Water put remedial works in place to mitigate these issues and is now working on a long term solution in both areas.
To address the issue in Bennettsbridge, the water treatment plant serving the area is being upgraded.
In Inistioge, Irish Water will be changing the supply source for the area due to the risk of THMs.
In Kilkenny City, areas at risk of THMs will also have a change in water source.
In parts of Kilkenny City served by the Troyswood Water Treatment Plant, pesticides were detected in the water in 2017.
If there is any potential risk to public health from the drinking water supply we inform the HSE immediately.

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(WISH) – A hurricane recovery initiative created by an Army veteran from Indiana has brought the clean, crisp taste of relief to hundreds of families across Puerto Rico.
Christopher Manus, a Logansport native who relocated six months ago to the island’s west coast, began pumping, boiling, purifying, bottling and delivering water from a tank behind his home after a chance encounter with a stranger one night opened his eyes to the magnitude of the post-Maria water crisis.
“The whole town [of Rincon] was still without power at the time,” he said.
“This gentleman approached me, holding a flashlight and basically asking if I had water.
“I couldn’t stop thinking about that man [begging for water],” Manus told 24-Hour News 8.
The following day, Manus spent 12 hours processing 25 gallons of water and bottling it for delivery, making the most of supplies – and tree branches – in his vicinity.
“If you’re a grandma over there, you have these big pots where you cook the rice, the paellas and all that,” explained fiancee Frances Alicea with a laugh.
“We are actually going to install a 250-gallon cistern at the elementary school in Calvache and we’re going to attach six separate filters,” Manus revealed.
“When you hand someone here a bottle of clean drinking water, their face says it all,” Manus said.

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PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Residents who live across from Rockford High School and rely on well water are the latest to be moved to bottled water as Wolverine Worldwide and state officials continue their investigation into contaminated wells found near a former company dump site.
A letter sent to residents on Rezen Drive and Rezen Court off Kroes Street NE reads in part: “MDEQ has received reports that waste may have been disposed of in the vicinity of Rezen Drive in the early 1960s.
While Wolverine is not aware of any such disposal, we are voluntarily offering to sample your well and others in the Rezen Drive area, and offering to provide bottled water while waiting for your results.” Residents worry what the results could show.
“Now it’s just the unknown, you know.
I’ve been here 25 years, so now suddenly to be told the water you thought was perfect… What have I been drinking?” David Noorman asked.
However Tuesday, the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality confirmed they’re investigating upwards of 35 dump sites throughout northern Kent County.
The dump site investigations are based on resident tips and remain unconfirmed while the DEQ tests for the likely carcinogen PFOS, which remains at the center of the toxic tap water investigation.
If you are eligible for a whole-house water filtration system from Wolverine Worldwide, you can call 616.866.5627 or email HouseStreet@wwwinc.com.
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Those schools, Alderman Road Elementary School and Gray’s Creek Elementary School, are both about four miles away from a plant owned by Chemours, the company under investigation for the discharge of GenX.
“Cumberland County will start providing bottled water to our school until we receive test results from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality,” the phone message stated.
“We need good water,” she said.
The schools also use wells, and a DEQ spokeswoman told CBS North Carolina public concern from citizens prompted the tests.
Research into GenX is in the early stages, and its effects on the human body are unclear.
Beyond the schools, the state is testing the water of two nearby lakes, Marshwood Lake and Point East Lake. It also testing the water supply going to a community baseball park north of Marshwood Lake.
For parents like Miller, they want to know the water their children drink is safe.
That school gets city water and is not on the list.

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Chemicals dumped there decades ago are now being blamed for contaminating well water in the area.
The Ryfiaks, along with others who live on House Street, are also worried their property value will plummet because of the contaminated water.
While contamination has only been confirmed in wells near the old landfill on House Street, the concerns reach far beyond that. Three other suspected Wolverine Worldwide dump sites have been discovered elsewhere around Rockford, prompting more testing, more health concerns and more questions about home values.
“I’m sure it’s going to impact the marketability just because of the amount of unknowns,” appraiser John Meyer told 24 Hour News 8 Tuesday.
With so many questions remaining — including if, when and how the problem can be fixed — Meyer said it may be too early to determine the full impact on property values.
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Environmental Assistance Center can be reached at 1.800.662.9278.

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — A recent pattern of above-average temperatures with little to no rain has been a mixed bag for West Michigan farmers.
“I always think about water when it comes to plants as being the accelerator pedal for growth,” said Bruce MacKellar, a field crops educator with Michigan State University Extension.
But Mother Nature took her foot off the accelerator this season.
“We got into a situation after July 15 where the bottom dropped out of the rainfall, literally,” MacKellar said. “We just didn’t have any in a lot of areas.
MacKellar said crops like corn and soybeans are showing the effects of the abnormally hot, dry weather.
“The difference between the amount of water that was applied (using irrigation) is about five inches from what we received from natural rainfall,” he said.
“The amount of corn that we raise here, even though we had probably some of the most severe drought stress in the country, probably won’t impact prices very much,” MacKellar said.
He said this year’s weather was good for producing high-sugar content grapes.

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RIDGE MANOR, Fla. (WFLA) – The Withlacoochee River is no longer rising after cresting Thursday, according to Hernando County officials.
Many living along SR 50 near Dade City and Ridge Manor worry that septic tanks could lead to possible contamination of drinking water in wells.
Hernando County officials don’t want residents to go into the water but suggest wearing waders or rubber boots if people must go in.
People with private wells are urged to have them tested and disinfected.
Hernando County officials released the following tips Thursday on how to handle septic tanks and well maintenance after the water recedes.
* DO NOT have the septic tank pumped.
* Do not have your septic system repaired until the ground has dried up.

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MAYETTA, Kan. (KSNT)– People in the city of Mayetta are under a boil advisory since before 11 Thursday morning.
Cori Jager has never been under a boil advisory before.
“I actually didn’t even think about brushing my teeth and then I thought, ‘oh,’” she said.
He said they have sent a water test to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and hope to lift the advisory by tomorrow afternoon.
Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ice from a household automatic ice maker.
Disinfect dishes and other food contact surfaces by immersion for at least one minute in clean tap water that contains one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water.
Water used for bathing generally does not need to be boiled. Supervision of children is necessary while bathing so that water is not ingested.

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MAYETTA, Kan. (KSNT)– People in the city of Mayetta are under a boil advisory since before 11 Thursday morning.
Cori Jager has never been under a boil advisory before.
“I actually didn’t even think about brushing my teeth and then I thought, ‘oh,’” she said.
He said they have sent a water test to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and hope to lift the advisory by tomorrow afternoon.
Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ice from a household automatic ice maker.
Disinfect dishes and other food contact surfaces by immersion for at least one minute in clean tap water that contains one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water.
Water used for bathing generally does not need to be boiled. Supervision of children is necessary while bathing so that water is not ingested.

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People say the issue has been going on in Penn Township since some people moved into the Sunshine Hill neighborhood in the 60s.
It’s been in effect since the weekend.
They’re calling on the Penn Township Municipal Authority to find a permanent fix to their water woes.
“It’s such a small authority,” township supervisor Pam Huss said. “We’re rural.
For now, the township is using emergency funds to buy water for more than 100 affected homes.