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Irish Water has announced details of its metering roll-out in Mayo which will see the first water meter installations commence in Castlebar in the week commencing October 21.

Installing water meters in homes has “little to do with conservation and everything to do with privatisation,” a Galway protest group has warned the public this week.

The locations of eight Irish Water’s regional offices were announced on Wednesday with Castlebar selected as the regional office for the Connacht/Ulster region; giving a much needed boost to the creation of jobs in the county town.

Almost 40 per cent of the water produced in Westmeath is being lost through leakage - a fact that prompted one councillor to question why anyone should have to pay the water charges to be introduced next year.

A temporary water treatment plant is to be provided for Roscommon’s water scheme to address the cryptosporidium crisis which has plagued the town and surrounding areas for the past month.

With the household charge the hot topic this week and tomorrow (Saturday March 31) marking the closing date for payment, just-released figures from the 2011 Census expose a number of reasons why people might call for non-payment of the charge.

Drinking water quality in Mayo has improved according to a report issued recently by the Environmental Protection Agency: The Provision and Quality of Drinking Water in Ireland, a Report for the Year 2010.

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan officially opened the South Leinster Design/Build/Operate bundled water supply scheme last Friday.

Residents of Chapel View in Stoneyford are furious that both the developer of their estate and Kilkenny County Council have refused to accept that the water service serving their homes is inadequate and not fit for human consumption.

The Galway City Council this week began essential upgrading works to the city’s water supply network. The works are expected to last for 12 months.