A new wastewater treatment plant has opened in Co Cavan.

Irish Water invested €14.5million to upgrade the facility as well as €9.5m to improve the Cavan sewerage network.

The works included the upgrading of the existing treatment plant which was built to cater for a population equivalent of 20,000 to now cater for a population equivalent of 30,000. There were also upgrades carried out to the pumping stations and storm water tanks. The sewerage network project involved the construction of 13 kilometres of new wastewater collection network. A storm water retention tank was also constructed in the centre of Cavan town.

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The works will facilitate the long term economic growth and population development of Cavan town and its hinterlands. They will reduce the frequency of untreated wastewater spills from the collection network thereby improving water quality in the Cavan River. The quality of treated discharge to the Cavan River will comply with the standards set down by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Glan Agua Ltd were the contractors for the design and construction of the wastewater treatment plant while P&S Civil Works oversaw the upgrading and extension of the wastewater collection network.

(CD/MH)