Irish Water issue Boil Water Notice to customers supplied by Leixlip Water Treatment Plant
Irish Water and Fingal County Council, following consultation with the Health Service Executive have issued a Boil Water Notice to protect the health of customers supplied by Leixlip Water Treatment Plant. The EPA have been informed. The Boil Water Notice has been issued with immediate effect for the entire supply as a precautionary measure following issues with the treatment process at the Water Treatment Plant which may have compromised the disinfection process which makes the water safe to drink.
The issues have now been resolved, but water is travelling through the system which is why the Boil Water Notice was put in place.
Advice for Food Business and Childcare Operators from HSE Environmental Health
A potable supply of water must be provided in all food premises as required by European Communities (Hygiene of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2006. A potable water supply means a water supply that is suitable for drinking purposes or for use in connection with food or food equipment.
The suitability of a water supply for this purpose is set out in the standards required by Council Directive 98/83/EC on the quality of water intended for human consumption.
It is the responsibility of the food business/childcare operator to ensure that food prepared and/ or served in their premises does not put the health of the public at risk.
Whilst the precautions below outline some of the ways that this can be avoided ultimately food business operators need to assess the risk in their own food premises and in so doing may need to decide to reduce or cease trading for the duration of the disruption to the water supply.
HSE Environmental Health Officers will continue to work with the food business and childcare operators in affected areas in this regard.
Further information on HPSC website
Information on the HPSC website is available on:
- Cryptosporidosis: https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/gastroenteric/cryptosporidiosis/factsheets/
- Giardiasis: https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/gastroenteric/giardiasis/factsheet/
- Severely immunocompromised patients and cryptosporidiosis in drinking water: advice for clinicians: https://www.hpsc.ie/a-z/gastroenteric/cryptosporidiosis/guidance/File,14628,en.pdf