Gerry
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And what happens is our pump house breaks down.
stuff, the manganese or whatever in the water, but it's because the pump head can't cope with the capacity apart from everything else.
And then every year or two, they may replace the whole system, but it breaks down.
And what's going to happen now is we're going to be without water for another 10, 12 days, I'd say.
I think it came back about 11 o'clock last night.
Yeah, that's what happens.
It trips a switch because I've actually had the EPA.
They were also fantastic.
I had the EPA out to try and work on our behalf.
And what's happening is because the pump house is failing.
Apart from, now I'm not, I have to say I'm not technical with all of it and I'm just going by memory.
But apart from all the, you know, there's manganese and everything in the water that has to be filtered out.
It's also the chlorine.
The chlorine levels can't be kept constant.
So it can't monitor them properly.
And then the pump house, it trips the switch or whatever happens.
And then we're left without water.
Now there is one person in Meath County Council that I have to say, his first name is Joe.
And I want to really... He'll know.
I really want to say thank you to him because for years and years and years, he was driving out.