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South Dublin County Council (SDCC) has moved to allay public fears about their water supply following incidences of lead contamination in Galway. The council received several queries to their offices following the discovery of the contamination. A council spokesperson said that for many years lead was used in the manufacture of small diameter water supply pipes. This means that in many properties built prior to the 1960s part, or all, of the water supply pipe from the water main in the street to the property as well as the internal plumbing in buildings may be made of lead. “The Dublin regions’ drinking water does not contain lead when it leaves the water treatment plants,” said the spokesperson. “In fact, lime is added during the treatment process to limit the amount of lead that can be dissolved from any pipes through which the water will travel.” The spokesperson added that the water quality in Dublin was monitored on an on-going basis at the customer’s tap. When the level of lead detected exceeded the permissible limit that section of pipe in the public area is replaced by the council. The owner or occupier of the property is also made aware of the situation and advised to replace any lead pipe in their internal plumbing system. Anyone who may have concerns about the possibility of lead being present in their water supply can take some simple short-term precautions including not drinking water that has been standing in the pipes overnight. |
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