Irish Water
DETTAGLI
The story of water (Bod záujmu)
Drinking, cooking, washing, bathing – we use water in so many ways. The water we use starts as raw water in rivers and lakes. It undergoes a complex treatment process, taking 3 days and 7 stages, so we can enjoy clean, safe drinking water every day.
Water is a scarce re... ... (Bod záujmu)
In Ireland we use both ground water and surface water for our drinking water supplies. Rainfall travels either directly to ground water aquifers or overland into rivers and lakes and needs to be treated before it can be used safely.
Managing our water n... ... (Bod záujmu)
We have 58,000km of water supply pipes and 25,000km of wastewater pipes. That's enough pipes to take us around the world twice!
Our water network is... ... (Bod záujmu)
Parts of our water network are over 150 years old and need to be fixed.47% of water supplied is lost to leaks – water meters help us to find leaks.
Irish water & green... ... (Bod záujmu)
Green-Schools is operated by An Taisce and is Ireland’s largest and most successful environmental education programme.Irish Water sponsors the Water Theme, encouraging 200,000 students in schools throughout the country to increase awareness of water conservation in their schools and local communities.
Water meters (Bod záujmu)
Irish Water’s metering programme was the most ambitious nationwide meter rollout programme ever undertaken with installation rates at three times the rate of comparable programmes in the UK. To date Irish Water has installed over 850,000 meters, helping us to understandwater usage and how much water is being lost to leaks.
We are working to fi... ... (Bod záujmu)
Irish Water is working hard to improve water and wastewater services across the country with 1000s of water and wastewater projects currently ongoing. These projects will benefit households and businesses by improving water quality, securing supply and reducing water leakage. Major projects include the Water Supply Project, Eastern and Midlands Region, Arlow Wastewater Treatment Plant, Greater Dublin Drainage, Cork Lower Harbour, Galway City Water Conservation Project.
The dirty dozen (Bod záujmu)
When these Items are flushed down the toilet they can cause problems in our homes, wastewater treatment network and the environment. Usual suspects include Cotton Buds, Baby Wipes, Facial Wipes, Cleansing Pads, Toilet Roll Tube, Medicines, Cigarettes, Plasters, Nappies, Tampons, Tampon Applicators, Sanitary Pads
Be water smart (Bod záujmu)
Water is one of our most valuable resources in Ireland. Understanding how much water we use and how making a few small changes to the way we use water in our homes can save water, energy and money.
Think before you flu... ... (Bod záujmu)
Irish Water is supporting this campaign led by An Taisce’s Clean Coasts Programme to increase public awareness of the problem sanitary products and other items can cause in our marine environment and our wastewater systems if they are flushed down the toilet
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