Irish Water is to submit plans to upgrade Ringsend Water Treatment Plant in Dublin towards the end of 2016.
In the meantime, the firm has launched a public consultation on issues to be considered in an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) for the plant.
The two documents will form part of the planning application to An Bord Pleanála.
The new planning application will seek permission to upgrade the Ringsend Plant through the use of this alternative technology. Irish Water is currently scoping the content of the two studies and invites interested parties to make submissions on what should be included in these documents.
The eight week public consultation will close on Tuesday, 17 May.
Donal O'Connor, Project Manager, Ringsend Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade at Irish Water said: "Irish Water is making real and significant progress addressing the most serious deficiencies in Ireland's wastewater treatment. The Ringsend Wastewater Treatment Plant was originally designed to treat wastewater for a capacity of 1.64 million population equivalent (PE) but is now operating over that capacity at 1.9 million PE. This project is vital to address that challenge and provide future capacity at this plant."
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