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Work to upgrade the water treatment plant in Fenit, Co Kerry, has been completed.
As a result over 950 Irish Water customers have been removed from the Environment Protection Agency's (EPA) Remedial Action List.
The list is updated quarterly by the EPA.
The water supply serving 955 people in Fenit is one of three supplies countrywide which has been removed from the RAL. This follows the completion of works to install Ultraviolet (UV) treatment at the plant, thereby putting in place an effective barrier against cryptosporidium.
A total of 13 water supply schemes in Kerry remain on the RAL, the largest of which is the Lough Guitane Water Supply Scheme. Irish Water is currently developing a new water treatment plant in Lough Guitane to serve the entire mid-Kerry region. Over 62,000 people depend on this water supply scheme, which feeds nine water supply zones, all of which are currently on the RAL due to lack of adequate treatment facilities. This project is due to be completed by mid-2018
In addition, the utility has also announced an investment of €4.5m to upgrade the water treatment plant in Kenmare while also progressing with upgrades to the water supplies of Kilgarvan, Lauragh and Mountain Stage. The water treatment plant at Templenoe has been decommissioned and the supply has been connected to the Kenmare plant.
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