Planning permission has been approved to upgrade the Gort Water Treatment Plant (WTP) in Galway.

A contractor is expected to be appointed and work is due to commence on site before the end of the year. The existing Gort WTP produces up to 1.4 million litres per day and the upgrade works are necessary to optimise and strengthen current plant operations to ensure a continuing supply of quality treated water to Gort town.

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Laura Heneghan, Capital Programmes Lead, said: "The project is needed to strengthen and reinforce existing processes at the plant to ensure consistency in the quality of water supplied to the town of Gort. This project is also needed to ensure drinking water is provided in compliance with all of the regulations that ensure that consumers on the Gort water supply have a high quality water supply. The improvements will ensure that the plant has the flexibility to treat variations in raw water quality allowing for a more consistent treated water for local consumers."

(CD/LM)