Irish Water is to invest €10 million to upgrade the Courtmacsherry-Timoleague Sewerage Scheme in Cork.

The project will bring significant benefits to the area in terms of health, development potential and improved water quality for all.

By ensuring that all discharges meet the requirements as set out in the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive, it will help protect the receiving waters in the Arigideen River. This in turn will enhance the tourism and amenity value of Courtmacsherry, Timoleague and the bathing waters in Coolmaine, and provide a platform for future growth in the area.

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Glan Agua has been appointed to deliver the project which will include the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant at Courtmacsherry to serve a population equivalent of 2,500; a new pumping station at Timoleague; and the associated sewer network.

The new treatment plant, pumping station and associated infrastructure have all been designed to accommodate an increase in the local population into the future.

Mark Murray, Irish Water's regional infrastructure lead, commented: "The practice of discharging untreated wastewater is no longer acceptable and Irish Water intends to rectify this problem by constructing a new wastewater treatment plant to ensure that wastewater discharging to the Arigideen River meets appropriate discharge standards. The new wastewater treatment plant will bring notable benefits to Courtmacsherry and Timoleague in terms of health, integrity of the environment and improved water quality for all."

Following the signing of the contract, construction is expected to get underway in the coming weeks with the project due to be completed by the end of 2019.