Glan Agua has scooped a deal to develop a new €6.1 million water treatment plant for the North East Roscommon & Ballyleague Regional Water Supply Scheme.

The contract is part of an overall €26.8 million investment by Irish Water in Roscommon.

Construction work is expected to start this year and is due to be completed in 2017.

Sean Corrigan, Regional Information Officer at Irish Water said: "Irish Water has made it a priority to remove boil water notices for all our customers, especially in Roscommon, where so many people were affected. When Irish Water was first established there were 22,700 people in Roscommon on long-term BWNs and we have brought this number down to 5,400. We have fast-tracked an interim solution and following approval by the HSE and the EPA the BWN will be removed from the water supply of those 5,400 people. Now we are ready to start work on the long-term solution which is a new water treatment plant. Irish Water estimates this will be operational in 2017 providing a safe and secure long-term water supply for North East Roscommon. Irish Water wishes to acknowledge the work of Roscommon County Council in the removal of Boil Water Notices in Roscommon and thank all our Roscommon customers for their patience as we work to resolve this issue."

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Until the plant is completed, Irish Water has finished the installation of a temporary filtration and UV treatment system on the supply. The system will undergo process proving by Irish Water to enable the BWN to be lifted from this supply. As soon as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are satisfied with the standard of the treatment and water supplied they will advise when the boil water notice can be lifted.

(CD/MH)