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Tue 09 Sep 2008Towns face water shortages by 2013 - report
Some Irish cities and towns, including Dublin, Athlone, Galway and Letterkenny, are facing water supply shortages by 2013 unless extra investment and a national approach to planning for water services is put in place, a report said today.
The analysis by Forfás, the national policy advisory body for enterprise and science, said these towns could also face problems with waste-water treatment, as could Mallow and Wexford.
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