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21st April 2021
A proposal which would have called for compensation for Clare and Tipperary for the extraction of water from the River Shannon has been criticised as premature.
Irish Water is progressing plans which would see water extracted from the River Shannon to supply properties Dublin and the Midlands and one Clare Councillor thinks that if successful the utility should be charged a levy.
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East Clare Councillors have spoken out against the move however.
Irish Water is persuing a controversial plan which would see it divert up to millions of litres of water a day from the River Shannon to shore up supply in the Midlands and Dublin.