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Updated 20th May 2013
Parameter
Unit
Permissible Concentration
Samples Taken
Percentage Compliance
1,2-dichlorethane
µg/l
3
99
100%
Acryamide
µg/l
0.1
33
100%
Alkalinity
mg/l
--
100
--
Aluminium
µg/l
200
606
100%
Ammonium
mg/l
0.3
606
100%
Antimony
µg/l
5
65
100%
Arsenic
µg/l
10
100
100%
Benzene
µg/l
1
99
100%
Benzo(a)pyrene
µg/l
0.01
33
100%
Boron
mg/l
1
100
100%
Bromate
µg/l
10
33
100%
Cadmium
µg/l
5
100
100%
Chloride
mg/l
250
33
100%
Chromium
µg/l
50
100
100%
Clostridium Perfringens
no./100mls
0
608
100%
Coliform Bacteria
no./100mls
0
608
100%
Colony Count @ 22C
no./1ml
100
602
100%
Colony Count @ 37C
no./1ml
100
602
100%
Colour
Hazen
--
606
--
Conductivity
µS/cm
2500
606
100%
Copper
mg/l
2
100
100%
Cryptosporidium
no./10 lit.
0
196
100%
Cyanide
µg/l
50
33
100%
E. Coli
no./100mls
0
608
100%
Enterocococi
no./100mls
0
596
100%
Epichlorohydrin
µg/l
0.1
33
100%
Fluoride
mg/l
0.8
293
100%
Free Chlorine
mg/l
--
608
--
Giardia
no./lit.
0
43
100%
Hardness
mg/l
--
100
--
Iron
µg/l
200
606
100%
Lead
µg/l
25
100
100%
Manganese
µg/l
50
605
100%
Mercury
µg/l
1
33
100%
Nickel
µg/l
20
100
100%
Nitrate
mg/l
50
604
100%
Nitrites at tap
mg/l
0.5
606
100%
Nitrites at waterworks
mg/l
0.1
464
100%
Odour
Descriptive
--
606
--
Odour
Dilution No.
--
600
--
PAH
µg/l
0.1
33
100%
Pesticides Total
µg/l
0.5
33
100%
pH
pH units
Range 6.5->9.5
606
100%
Selenium
µg/l
10
100
100%
Sodium
mg/l
200
33
100%
Sulphate
mg/l
250
33
100%
Taste
Dilution @ 25 deg. C
--
600
--
Temperature
Degrees C
--
419
--
Tetrachloroethane and Trichloroethene
µg/l
10
99
100%
Total Chlorine
mg/l
--
608
--
Total Indicative Dose
mSv/year
0.1
33
100%
Total Organic Carbon
mg/l
--
33
--
Trihalomethanes(Total)
µg/l
100
99
100%
Tritium
Bq/L
100
33
100%
Turbidity at tap
NTU
1
606
100%
Turbidity at waterworks
NTU
1
465
100%
Vinyl Chloride
µg/l
0.5
33
100%
Zinc
mg/l
--
100
--
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Galway City Council Public Water S.S.
Parameter
1,2-dichlorethane µg/l
Acryamide µg/l
Alkalinity mg/l
Aluminium µg/l
Ammonium mg/l
Antimony µg/l
Arsenic µg/l
Benzene µg/l
Benzo(a)pyrene µg/l
Boron mg/l
Bromate µg/l
Cadmium µg/l
Chloride mg/l
Chromium µg/l
Clostridium Perfringens no./100mls
Coliform Bacteria no./100mls
Colony Count @ 22C no./1ml
Colony Count @ 37C no./1ml
Colour Hazen
Conductivity µS/cm
Copper mg/l
Cryptosporidium no./10 lit.
Cyanide µg/l
E. Coli no./100mls
Enterocococi no./100mls
Epichlorohydrin µg/l
Fluoride mg/l
Free Chlorine mg/l
Giardia no./lit.
Hardness mg/l
Iron µg/l
Lead µg/l
Manganese µg/l
Mercury µg/l
Nickel µg/l
Nitrate mg/l
Nitrites at tap mg/l
Nitrites at waterworks mg/l
Odour Descriptive
Odour Dilution No.
PAH µg/l
Pesticides Total µg/l
pH pH units
Selenium µg/l
Sodium mg/l
Sulphate mg/l
Taste Dilution @ 25 deg. C
Temperature Degrees C
Tetrachloroethane and Trichloroethene µg/l
Total Chlorine mg/l
Total Indicative Dose mSv/year
Total Organic Carbon mg/l
Trihalomethanes(Total) µg/l
Tritium Bq/L
Turbidity at tap NTU
Turbidity at waterworks NTU
Vinyl Chloride µg/l
Zinc mg/l
Statistics
Publications & Reports - Public Water Supply
1. Water Quality Exceedance Reports submitted to the EPA
Report on Current Exceedances - April 2013.pdf
2. EPA Audit Reports on Water Treatment Plants
EPA Audit Report 2009.pdf
3. EPA Remedial Action List (RAL)
01-11-2011 EPA Drinking Water Report 2010 Remedial Action List .pdf
4. Restrictions on the Use of Public Water Supplies
Report on Current Water Use Restrictions.pdf
5. General Publications
The Provision and Quality of Drinking Water in Ireland; A Report for the year 2011.pdf
01-11-2011 The Provision and Quality of Drinking Water in Ireland A Report for the Year 2010 .pdf
15-06-2007 The European Communities (Drinking Water) (No2) Regulations 2007 (SI No 278).pdf