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Boil alert for Carraroe water, following home heating oil spillage

A PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED IN THE CARRAROE AREA OF CONNEMARA, FOLLOWING A SPILLAGE OF HOME HEATING OIL.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC HAVE BEEN ADVISED NOT TO USE TAP WATER FOR PREPARING FOOD, WASHING OR DRINKING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

ANALYSIS OF WATER SAMPLES HAS SHOWN ELEVATED LEVELS OF PETROL RANGE ORGANICS – A COMPONENT OF HOME HEATING OIL – IN THE CARRAROE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY AND THE CAMUS GROUP WATER SCHEME.

GALWAY COUNTY COUNCIL IS PROVIDING WATER TANKS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE REGION, AS AN ALTERNATIVE WATER SUPPLY.

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