THE water supply to up to 400 houses from Lough Carra may not be fit for consumption in the short-term, according to a local councillor, if current problems affecting the lake continue. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently changed the water quality status on Lough Carra from one of ‘good’ to ‘review’ following recent tests on the lake. As a result, the EPA will carry out fortnightly monitoring of the lake and its catchment area – something which has never occurred before…
The Mayo News, 07/06/16. Read the full article ‘Fears for Lough Carra water supply‘.
