Water Quality

Cork County Council's water quality monitoring function is based at the Council offices at Inniscarra Waterworks, County Cork.

Water Quality Section

The Water Laboratory at Inniscarra was established in 1980. It comprises chemical, microbiological and biological laboratories. A quality system based on ISO17025 Standard is ongoing. The laboratory implements the provisions of a number of acts and  regulations and is responsible for the following areas:

• Comprehensive monitoring of public and private drinking water supply schemes.
• Implementing a protocol with water services departments and Southern Health Board regarding exceedences in drinking water, monitoring results, conducting follow-up investigations and corrective actions.
• Compilation of water quality monitoring returns to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
• Monitoring and administration of the Blue Flag scheme and designated bathing areas.
• Monitoring of rivers under Salmonoid, Phosphorus and Abstraction Regulations.
• Monitoring of lakes under Phosphorus and Abstraction Regulations.