Galway City Council Water Supply

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Galway City Council Water Supply
Position as at 11th April 07
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Presentation Overview

• Update on Sampling Results
• Update on Options
• Demand Management
• Dr. Diarmuid ODonovan, HSE
• Mr. Jim Cullen, Galway Co. Co.
• Questions and Answers

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Cryptosporidiosis

• On the advice of the HSE, West the Boil Water
  Notice will be lifted when
• There is a marked decline in notifications of
  human disease
• There are consistently low levels of
  cryptosporidium in the treated public water
  supply, which will assure an effective treatment
  system to remove cryptosporidium from the water

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Old Terryland Waterworks
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Ultra Violet Disinfection
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Demand Management

• Leak Detection and Eradication
• Specialist Team designated to prioritise leak
  detection and eradication
• Team Comprises staff with expert knowledge of
  water supply network
• Appointment of Environmental Education Officer
• Job specification to encompass Water Conservation
  
• Reduction of unaccounted for water

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Public Health Message

• The message is
• Boil the Water
• The message needs to be reinforced at every
  opportunity
• A simple message should not be made complex