Warning to householders

Bogus septic tank inspections

Westmeath County Council has posted a note on its website, saying it has ‘been made aware that visits have been paid on householders by people purporting to be from the Office of Public Works and wishing to inspect their septic tanks and/or their internal plumbing systems’.

The council is warning householders that there are no such crews from the council, the OPW or any such bodies currently undertaking such inspections.

Septic tank inspections, where they occur over the next number of months, will be preceded by correspondence and inspectors will also carry full identification, the council website says.