A boil water notice in Co Galway, which was issued in November 2015, has been lifted.

Customers on the Kilconnell Public Water Supply and the Ballyboggon Group Water Scheme can now resume normal use of the water supply with immediate effect.

The notice affected around 23,000 people.

The Kilconnell Public Water Supply was placed on the boil water notice following extreme weather conditions which impacted the quality of water entering the source just over a year ago. Irish Water investigated a number of options to develop a secure and reliable source for the consumers and businesses in Kilconnell. Since the beginning of September Irish Water and Galway County Council have been supplying the Kilconnell Public Water Supply with water from a borehole on the Arrabawn creamery lands. All investigations have proven the source at the borehole is more robust and less susceptible to change during weather events than the original source.

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Works undertaken included borehole protection, the installation of a run to waste facility, improvement works on the disinfection system which includes the replacement of the ultraviolet system with a new duty and standby UV system that is capable of operating under more difficult circumstances. The works also included a review of the disinfection process and a review of alarms and controls.

(CD/LM)