A case against Clare County Council over allowing water untreated for cryptosporidium into the Ennis Water Supply has been struck out.
A book of evidence in the case was expected to be presented in Ennis District Court yesterday ahead of a Circuit Court hearing; however the matter was struck out after a direction by the Director of Public Prosecution.
The council had previously stated it would be pleading guilty to breaching an Environmental Protection Agency directive that it ceases the practice of allowing water bypass the council’s temporary treatment plant for treatment for cryptosporidium from May 1st to October 21st last year.
The council allowed the water go through after facing the prospect of not having adequate water supplies to serve Ennis General Hospital and of its reservoirs running dry.
