Clare County Council has started interim remedial works at the Tradaree Point wastewater treatment plant in Shannon.

The desludging of the plant is aimed at reducing sewage-related odours emanating from the facility. The works will continue this week and into the early weeks of 2014.

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A council spokesperson said: "Clare County Council wishes to alert residents, on a precautionary basis, that odours may be generated during the desludging operation because of the nature of the operation itself.

"Tanks will have to be drained down in sequence, and this may expose solid materials gathered on the floors of the tanks which may be a source of odour while they are being removed. However, even though the operation may cause odours in itself, the overall purpose of the operation is to alleviate odours in the longer term."

(CD/MH)