Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Maybe I am not phrasing my question correctly. Where there are large population centres which, as I and others know, may have inadequate waste treatment plants, and others with no waste treatment plants, is there a more serious impact on water quality near those population centres than in rural areas where there is an impact? Is the deterioration of water quality greater near urban centres?