Construction work has started to upgrade the Wastewater Treatment Plant at Lismore.
€1.7 million has been invested by Irish Water and Waterford City & County Council to carry out the work, which is due to be completed by November 2015.
As soon as the work is complete, the improved treatment of wastewater at Lismore will improve the quality of water in the River Blackwater, with particular benefits to the salmon, lampreys and otters in the receiving rivers. Works will be completed well in advance of the 2016 angling season which runs from 1 February to 12 October.
The upgrade works will provide a modern treatment plant capable of serving the existing and future residential and commercial development needs of the region. With the capacity to treat the population equivalent (p.e.) of 3,000, the newly upgraded plant will immediately meet the needs of the estimated 1,500 people it currently serves.
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