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Sat 04 Apr 2007EPA warns about infection threat to water suppliesThe Environmental Protection Agency is "very concerned" about the risk of cryptosporidium contamination in water supplies in many parts of the State due to substandard water treatment facilities, writes Liam Reid, Environment CorrespondentDr Matt Crowe, programme manager with the EPA's office for environmental enforcement, said such facilities had not kept up with the rate of commercial and housing development in the country.