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Dan Grennan

Dollymount Dames taking Housing Minister to task on E Coli ridden bathing waters

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The Dollymount Dames are taking Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien to task on E Coli ridden bathing waters outside of the traditional summer bathing season at Bull Island.

Ten of the last eleven water quality tests carried out at North Bull Wall over winter came back with a "poor" result - the worst classification available which indicates a high concentration of E Coli. The Ringsend Waste Water Treatment plant is located close to Bull Island and the Dollymount Dames, a group of sea swimmers, believe the plant is behind the dirty water.

UV disinfection treatment is carried out on the final discharge from the sewage plant from June 1 to September 15 - the traditional bathing season. The results when the UV treatments are taking place are significantly better than the off season.

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