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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Eithne Dodd & Clara Murray

Irish Water reported almost 9,000 incidents to Environmental Protection Agency since 2014 including untreated sewage and explosions

Irish Water has reported almost 9,000 incidents to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since 2014, exclusive figures shared with Buzz have revealed.

The 8,870 incidents included breaches of its EPA wastewater treatment licences and events which risked contamination of surface water, ground water or land.

Among the reports are repeated overflows of untreated sewage, pollutants left in water and even explosions.

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