This dataset consists of drinking water monitoring results and water supply details reported annually to the EPA by local authorities in accordance with the Drinking Water Regulations. There are 48 parameters monitored under the regulations, including E. coli, coliform bacteria, pH, ammonium, conductivity, turbidity, taste, odour and colour. The information on water supplies includes population served, volume, source type and treatment. The data is organised by year and by local authority.



The data are presented on excel spreadsheet files. For each local authority for each year, there are five files. These files contain:

1. The list of exceedances of the parametric value (limit) set in the Drinking Water Regulations
2. The list of compliance monitoring results
3. The shortfall in monitoring
4. Details of the water supply - population served, volume, source type and treatment etc.
5. The percentage compliance of all supplies with all parameters

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SAFER-Data Display URL	https://eparesearch.epa.ie/safer/iso19115/display?isoID=290
Resource Keywords	Drinking Water; Compliance; exceedances; monitoring data; parameter limit; water supply details
EPA/ERTDI/STRIVE Project Code	Drinking Water
EPA/ERTDI/STRIVE Project Theme	Water Quality
Resource Availability:	Public-Open
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Number of Attached Files (Publicly and Openly Available for Download):	34
Project Start Date	Saturday 1st January 2011 (01-01-2011)
Earliest Recorded Date within any attached datasets or digital objects	Saturday 1st January 2011 (01-01-2011)
Most Recent Recorded Date within any attached datasets or digital objects	Saturday 31st December 2011 (31-12-2011)
Published on SAFER	Thursday 13th December 2012 (13-12-2012)
Date of Last Edit	Thursday 13th December 2012 at 11:58:11 (13-12-2012)
Datasets or Files Updated On	Thursday 13th December 2012 at 11:58:11 (13-12-2012)

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This data has been collected for drinking water monitoring results for the Republic of Ireland. The data is organised by Irish Local Authority.

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