Disruptions expected as Irish Water announce €6.8 million investment
6.8 million euro to be invested in water infrastructure improvements for Sligo Town has been announced. The work is expected to start soon and will take in the region of 14 months to complete but Irish Water say disruptions will be kept to a minimum. The second phase of the…
Irish Water outlines changes to work on Sligo schemes
Irish Water says it is continuing to work on two schemes in County Sligo which contain high levels of a chemical thought to cause cancer. The two schemes are on the Environmental Protection Agency’s list for remedial action. One is the Lough Gill Regional Water Supply Scheme, where Irish Water…
Water committee considers subsidy for group water schemes
A Donegal TD says the implementation of a complete group water scheme subsidy would ensure those residents would not be paying twice for their water. A cross party Dail committee was told by representatives from the departments of Finance and Housing that 25 million euro would cover 100% of the…
Sod-turning for new €8.4m water treatment plant this week
The sod-turning for a new €8.4 million water treatment plant for North Leitrim will take place this Friday. The plant which is located at Moneyduff, near Dromahair will benefit 9,000 people on the North Leitrim Regional Water Supply Scheme. The project is being undertaken by Irish Water in partnership with…
Boil water notice lifted for Kiltyclogher scheme
Irish Water has lifted a boil water notice which has been in operation in Kiltyclogher, Co Leitrim for more than a year and a quarter. It follows completion of works on the water supply scheme which will benefit more than 330 people in that north Leitrim area. The Kiltyclogher Public…
Donegal has highest number of areas with sewage being pumped to sea
A quarter of the areas around the country where raw sewage is being pumped into the sea are in Donegal. That’s according to the EPA which has released it’s annual report on ‘Urban Waste Water Discharges in Ireland’ today. 12 of the 43 areas where untreated effluent from toilets is…
EPA: More urgent action needed to prevent raw sewage being pumped into sea
‘Significant funding is required for waste water treatment if pollution and health risks to be avoided’. That’s according to the EPA who have issued a new report highlighting once again that raw sewerage is continuing to be pumped into the sea at 43 towns and cities around the country. A…