Sewage spill has the potential to damage Major Water supply in Leitrim and Donegal
There is alarm this morning in relation to the safety of a major water supply servicing parts of north Leitrim and South Donegal. Yesterday’s meeting of the Manorhamilton MD of Leitrim County Council was told by a local councillor how raw sewage that originated from an unfinished housing development…
Safety fence near Lough Melvin ‘unfit for purpose’
It’s been claimed that the current state of a safety fence near Lough Melvin in Rossinver is unfit for purpose and may pose a danger to children. The wooden fence is located close to where annual summer swimming classes take place alongside the Rossinver to Garrison road and it’s…
Councillor raises questions over algae bloom on Lough Melvin
A Leitrim councillor is asking for information about what nutrients and discharge from the sewage treatment plant in Kinlough may be entering Lough Melvin. Local Fianna Fail Councillor Justin Warnock voiced his concerns at this week’s monthly meeting of councillors from the Manorhamilton Municipal District. Cllr Warnock says there is…
Irish Water have completed a number of upgrades in systems in Donegal.
Irish Water have completed a number of assessments, upgrades and standardised disinfection systems at a number of water treatment plants in Co. Donegal. Works were carried out, in conjunction with Donegal County Council, at 15 plants such as Lough Melvin, the River Eske, Frosses-Inver, Lough Mourne and at Pettigo. The…
Leitrim councillor raises questions over discharges into Lough Melvin
A Leitrim councillor has raised concerns about what is being discharged into Lough Melvin from a sewerage treatment plant in County Fermanagh. Fianna Fail councillor Justin Warnock told a Manorhamilton Municipal District meeting of Leitrim County Council that people in Askill, Co Leitrim, and Bundoran, Co Donegal, get their water…