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Boil Water Notice

  • 14-06-2016 6:06am
    #1
    Riva10
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,280 ✭✭✭


    Even with your latest update re "Boil water notice Whitegate" you fail to state whether the boil water notice is still in effect.  Can you state whether or not it is in effect. 


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  • #2
    Irish Water: Amy A
    Closed Accounts Posts: 196 ✭✭Irish Water: Amy A


    Hi Riva10,

    Thanks for getting in touch.

    The Boil Water Notice on the Whitegate/Dower Regional Water Supply Scheme remains in place, and Irish Water continues to prioritise the lifting of this notice as soon as possible. We will post any updates to both @IWCare and wtr.ie/Cork


    We hope this helps. Feel free to let us know if you have any future queries.

    Thanks,
    Amy


  • #3
    Tomk1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 776 ✭✭✭Tomk1


    Riva10 wrote: »
    Even with your latest update re "Boil water notice Whitegate" you fail to state whether the boil water notice is still in effect.  Can you state whether or not it is in effect. 
    I read 8 months started in Feb so will be after September, its:
    Cryptosporidiosis, also known as crypto,[1] is a parasitic
    disease caused by Cryptosporidium, a genus of protozoan
    parasites in the phylum Apicomplexa. It affects the distal
    small intestine and can affect the respiratory tract ... It is primarily spread
    through the fecal-oral route, often through contaminated
    water;[2][3] recent evidence suggests that it can also be
    transmitted via fomites in respiratory secretions.[2]

    Cryptosporidium is spread by the transmission of oocysts   via drinking water  which has been contaminated with infected fecal material.  Oocysts from humans are infective to humans and many other mammals, and many animals act as reservoirs of oocysts which can infect humans. Once inside of its host, the oocyst breaks, releasing four movable spores that attach to the walls of the gastrointestinal tract, and eventually form oocysts again that can be excreted (4). Symptoms occur 2 to 10 days after infection (6). These symptoms include diarrhea, headache, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, and a low fever. There is no treatment against the protozoa, although it is possible to treat the symptoms. After about 1-2 weeks, the symptoms subside as the immune system stops the infection. However, for persons with a compromised immune system such as infants, seniors, those with AIDS, or transplantees, cryptosporidiosis may become life threatening (4,6).

    If cryptosporidium is a concern in your area, boiling your water for at least one minute is an effective way to kill it
    You have to "vigorously" boil the water
    They have to install ultra violet water treatment like they did in Galway


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