Sligo councillor says grants will ‘go a long way’ in helping householders with septic tank problems
A Sligo councillor says an expanded grant scheme for septic tank works will go a long way toward helping people who have to repair faulty sewerage systems. Grants of up to €5,000 are available through the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government to fix domestic wastewater treatment facilities. It…
EPA says Leitrim has much work to do on septic tanks
More than a quarter of all domestic waste water treatment systems inspected last year posed a risk to human health. The Environmental Protection Agency’s National Inspection Plan for 2019, which is published today, found that 26% of systems were a risk to human health or our environment with a further…
Regulations, poor soil discourages planning applications in Leitrim
Many people wanting to build in Leitrim are not even applying for planning permission at all due to the problems with septic tanks. Anyone hoping to build a one-off rural house is hampered by regulations which mean that many sites in the county are simply not suitable for the conventional…
EPA says grants are available to help with septic tank costs
The Environmental Protection Agency says grants are in place for people in Leitrim hoping to build higher spec septic tanks. It comes as a new report reveals that two thirds of spetic tanks inspected in the county last year failed the test. Claire Mulcahy reports:
EPA issues warning to Sligo Co Co for not carrying out septic tank inspections
The EPA has issued a warning to Sligo County Council to carry out septic tank inspections before the end of the year. A new report reveals that Sligo didn’t carry out any inspections at all in 2016 due to ‘resourcing issues’. The report also shows that two thirds of septic…
People on Leitrim planning scheme won’t have to pay contribution levies
People on a pilot planning scheme in Leitrim are to be given an exemption from development contribution fees. Around 15 people hoping to build their own homes are part of the scheme which was set up to try and find a new type of septic tank that meets modern standards.…
People in Leitrim waiting to build in rural areas face huge costs for sewerage treatment
Anyone hoping to build one-off housing in most of county Leitrim face a €55,000 bill to put in the up-to-standard sewerage treatment requirements. In fact the EPA/EU requirements are not that new but the cost is and it was revealed to interested parties this week. It’s all because 87% of…