Sewerage works in Ballybofey/Stranorlar and Buncrana
Irish Water says it is going ahead with plans to upgrade the wastewater infrastructure in two areas in Donegal, Buncrana and the twin towns of Ballybofey-Stranorlar Irish Water says it will shortly submit planning applications to Donegal County Council for upgrades to two separate wastewater treatment schemes in the county.…
Councillor slams lack of investment in Ballygawley sewerage facilities
A Sligo councillor is hitting out at Irish Water over what he says is a decision not to invest in a new sewerage plant for the village of Ballygawley. Sinn Fein Councillor Thomas Healy says the county council has already bought a site for a treatment plant while the village…
Lands to be acquired for Kilcar Sewerage Scheme
Irish Water is to publish Compulsory Purchase Orders for lands required for a sewerage scheme in south Donegal. In addition to the land acquisitions Irish Water will be also be seeking planning permission for the Kilcar Sewerage Scheme from Donegal County Council. At present wastewater is discharged untreated into Tawny…
Work on sewerage plants about to start
Work is set to start in the next month on four new wastewater treatment plants for county Sligo. The groundworks for the upgrades of the Grange, Tubbercurry, Strandhill and Ballinafad plants have been carried out. The four plants are being upgraded as one bundle by Irish Water and are set…
Waiver in development fee for Leitrim people using new pilot sewerage system
Leitrim County Council has agreed to waive the development contribution fees for people taking part in a new pilot scheme. The scheme will test a new sewerage treatment system for one-off housing in rural areas. It’s after the EU ruled that many septic tanks in Leitrim were not up to…
Work on four Sligo sewerage schemes to start in February
Irish Water has announced that work on four long-awaited sewerage schemes in County Sligo will start this coming February. Sixteen million euro is to be spent in upgrading the schemes in Grange, Strandhill, Tubbercurry and Ballinafad. Irish Water says the upgrade works will increase the treatment capacity of each of…
MacSharry calls for four Sligo sewerage schemes to be given go-ahead
A Sligo/Leitrim TD is calling for work on four sewerage schemes in County Sligo to all start immediately now that An Bord Pleanala has overruled an objection in relation to one of them. The four proposed plants are for Ballinafad, Grange, Tubbercurry and Strandhill. All are in one bundle but…