COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF RATHFARNHAM/TEMPLEOGUE-TERENURE AREA COMMITTEE

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

QUESTION NO. 8

QUESTION: Councillor P. Foley

Water quality in Dublin 12
"Irish Water have confirmed elevated iron levels in the water in Greenhills. Should the residents be taking any precautions as a result of this?"

REPLY:

Elevated iron levels have been confirmed on Limekiln Rd, Greenhills. The advice from the HSE is that ‘there is no HSE position paper on iron levels in drinking water, however it is taken and reported on by the World Health Organisation  that high iron levels do not cause Acute Health Problems’, so no precautions are required at this time. 

Temporary measures are currently being carried out on the length of watermain in question to try and reduce the iron levels. An Asset Needs Brief presented to Irish Water by SDCC to replace the watermain has been accepted by Irish Water so a programme of work is currently being put together by SDCC and Irish Water. It is programmed that the watermain will be replaced by September 2016.