COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

QUESTION NO. 17

QUESTION: Councillor T. Gilligan

To ask the Manager has there been any issues with the water supply in the Clondalkin area, also in the Monksfield and Woodford areas.?  Users finding increased Fluoride in the water.

REPLY:

There are no issues with the drinking water supply in the Clondalkin area including the Monksfield and Woodford areas.

The public water supply is monitored to ensure compliance with all water quality legislation and standards.  The principle regulations are the EC (Drinking Water)(No.2) Regulations 2007.  Samples are taken throughout the South Dublin network and analysed at Dublin City Council’s Central laboratory at Marrowbone Lane on behalf of South Dublin County Council. In 2012, 268 no. check samples were undertaken across the County and analysed for 12 parameters - mainly key health and aesthetic parameters. An additional 19 audit parameters were undertaken across the County for all 46 chemical, indicator and microbiological parameters specified in the Regulations.

The annual EPA reports on The Quality of Drinking Water in Ireland consistently show that the drinking water standards in South Dublin County are high with respect to public water supplies. A summary of the results of drinking water testing and analysis for the past 7 years is on the Council’s website.

There has been no incidents of exceedences of fluoride levels in the drinking water in  the SDCC area recently or for a long time.