Clare County Council says it’s hopeful that water standards at White Strand Beach in Miltown Malbay will again comply with requires standards from next year.
The EPA’s annual Bathing Water Report for 2011 named the beach as one of two in Ireland which had a poor water quality status.
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The Agency says the problem at Miltown Malbay beach was due to an ‘uncharacteristically poor sample result – which the local authority say was most likely due to high rain fall and wash off from land.
Senior Engineer with Clare County Council’s Environment Services Division Paul Moroney is optimistic it won’t be a problem in future
