This dataset consists of drinking water monitoring results and water supply details reported annually to the EPA by water services authorities in accordance with the Drinking Water Regulations for the year 2018. 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. Each local authority data is presented in a separate ZIP file.

The data are presented on Excel Spreadsheet files. For each local authority for 2017 there are five files. These files contain:

The list of exceedances of the parametric value (limit) set in the Drinking Water Regulations

The list of compliance monitoring results

The shortfall in monitoring

Details of the water supply - population served, volume, source type and treatment etc.

The percentage compliance of all supplies with all parameters.

This dataset has been made openly available to all public access. Please read below regarding citation for further usage of the data.

The results and data are provided in Microsoft Excel XLS file format.

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Water_Team, E.   "Drinking Water Monitoring Results and Water Supply Details for Ireland - Year 2018". Associated datasets and digitial information objects connected to this resource are available at: Secure Archive For Environmental Research Data (SAFER) managed by Environmental Protection Agency Ireland https://eparesearch.epa.ie/safer/resource?id=e9399bad-d302-11e9-b222-005056ae0019 (Last Accessed: 2024-12-14)

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SAFER-Data Display URL	https://eparesearch.epa.ie/safer/iso19115/display?isoID=3183
Resource Keywords	drinking water, ireland, drinking water authorities, sanitation, ireland, water quality, 2018
EPA/ERTDI/STRIVE Project Code	None
EPA/ERTDI/STRIVE Project Theme	Water Quality
Resource Availability:	Public-Open
Limitations on the use of this Resource	Any attached datasets, data files, or information objects can be downloaded for further use in scientific applications under the condition that the source is properly quoted and cited in published papers, journals, websites, presentations, books, etc. Before downloading, users must agree to the "Conditions of Download and Access" from SAFER-Data. These appear before download. Users of the data should also communicate with the original authors/owners of this resource if they are uncertain about any aspect of the data or information provided before further usage.
Number of Attached Files (Publicly and Openly Available for Download):	31
Project Start Date	Monday 1st January 2018 (01-01-2018)
Earliest Recorded Date within any attached datasets or digital objects	Monday 1st January 2018 (01-01-2018)
Most Recent Recorded Date within any attached datasets or digital objects	Monday 31st December 2018 (31-12-2018)
Published on SAFER	Monday 9th September 2019 (09-09-2019)
Date of Last Edit	Tuesday 10th September 2019 at 08:14:29 (10-09-2019)
Datasets or Files Updated On	Monday 9th September 2019 at 14:12:16 (09-09-2019)

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Description of Geographical Characteristics of This Project or Dataset
As outlined in the official report this is the dataset corresponding to the dataset used for the determination of the quality of drinking water in Ireland in 2018. The report is based on monitoring data from 31 Water Services Authorities (WSAs) submitted to the EPA. All of these 31 Water Service Authorities data is supplied here.

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