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Uisce Éireann has this morning moved to reassure people in North Clare that the Ennistymon water supply is safe to drink, despite a major algae bloom at the reservoir at Lickeen Lake. In a statement to The Clare Champion this morning, the water utility acknowledged recent odour and taste issues in the North Clare area, but said that the water passed “chemical and microbiological” standards and was safe to drink. A large algae bloom has been present at Lickeen Lake since early August of this year. Algae blooms are commonly associated with the runoff of excessive nutrients from farm land, usually after the spreading of slurry or other fertilisers. While not all algae bloom contain bacteria, some freshwater blooms do contain cyanobacteria. It is not yet clear what has caused the algae bloom at Lickeen Lake. In a statement Uisce Éireann said that “chemical and biological results on the Ennistymon Public Water Supply demonstrate compliance with legislative requirements”. The statement …
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