EPA Prosecutes Uisce Éireann – (Kilkenny City, Radestown PWS)
Hearing Date: October 09, 2023
On 9th October 2023 the Environmental Protection Agency prosecuted Uisce Éireann, at Dublin District Court.
Uisce Éireann pleaded guilty to the following breach:
- Failing on or about the 8th July 2022, to comply with a Direction given by the Environmental Protection Agency dated the 28th of November 2019 in respect of the supply of drinking water for Kilkenny City (Radestown) Public Water Supply (Scheme Code 1500PUB1010) within the specified period therein in that they did fail to submit a final report to the Agency by the 7th of July 2022 containing monitoring results verifying that the Trihalomethanes parametric values as set out in the aforementioned Direction had been complied with by the 30th of June 2022 as required by the said Direction.
Judge Halpin, having heard the evidence, convicted Uisce Éireann and imposed a fine of €1,500. Costs were also agreed with the Agency
