A Boil Water Notice for Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford has been lifted.
Water quality has met all the required criteria from the HSE after testing, according to Wexford County Council.
People can now drink water in the Enniscorthy area without boiling it, however, there are still other boil water notices in place for Gorey and Wexford Town, which will likely remain in place for the weekend.
Meanwhile, Irish Water has announced they have secured funding to upgrade the Creagh Water Treatment Plant in Gorey.
A team of experts have been examining the short and long-term solutions while work on the short-term solutions has already begun.
This involves a refurbishment of the existing filtration plant, but due to the complex nature of these works, they will be carried out over the next fortnight.
Speaking about the issues across the county, Regional Operations Manager Jim Fitzgerald said;
“We are pleased to announce that we are in a position to lift the Enniscorthy Boil Water Notice immediately, having consulted the HSE, however, the BWN remains in place for Wexford Town and Gorey until further review next week. The recent weather event has proven extremely difficult to treat our water on a few river supplies in Wexford. The issues from last weekend had a big impact on water produced and the priority now is to recover reservoir levels on the supply. We will monitor the plant performances closely over the coming days and we will lift the BWNs in Wexford Town and Gorey as soon as possible, having consulted the HSE."
