Faulty septic tanks can contaminate drinking water wells yet 533 Irish homeowners notified theirs failed inspection, have not fixed them.
The “unacceptable” figure was revealed by the Environmental Protection Agency in its latest report on the largely rural sewage systems.
The EPA inspected 1,147 septic tanks in 2021. Over half (53%) of them failed with 29% considered a threat to human health and the environment.
