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A new wastewater treatment plant has opened in Kinvara, Co Galway.
Irish Water invested €5.1 million in the Kinvara Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Works on the scheme involved the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant and upgrades to the Kinvara wastewater collection network. Kinvara was one of 44 locations in Ireland where untreated wastewater was discharged directly into the sea and the opening of this new plant has put an end to the unacceptable practice.
Seamus Granahan, Irish Water's Regional Asset Operations Manager, said: "As there wasn't any previous level of treatment in Kinvara, a new wastewater treatment plant was essential for the sustainable development of Kinvara Town and its environs. The construction of the new wastewater treatment plant being opened today is part of Irish Water's project to eliminate all untreated wastewater discharges going forward."
The benefits of the works, which were carried out by Response Engineering Ltd in partnership with Irish Water and Galway County Council, also include the effective discharge of treated effluent owing to the installation of the new marine outfall pipe as well as increased capacity of the drainage network in the town.
(CD/LM)
