Irish Water is to unveil plans for a new sewerage scheme that will end the discharge of untreated wastewater to the River Fergus in Clarecastle, Co Clare, next week, 16 May.

The plans include the construction of a new rising main and upgrades to an existing pumping station to take wastewater from Clarecastle to the Clareabbey Wastewater Treatment Plant, where it can be treated before being returned safely to the environment.

It will also involve the design and construction of new pumps and associated equipment at the Quay Road Pumping Station and the installation of 1.9km of new rising main to transfer sewage from the pumping station to the Clareabbey treatment plant.

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The new rising main will be installed in a trench which will be excavated progressively along the length of Quay Road, Barrack Street and the Ennis Road, towards the site of the existing treatment plant near the Clareabbey Roundabout.

The main construction work is expected to begin in Spring 2019 and will take around six to nine months to complete.

"The provision of a new sewerage scheme for Clarecastle will help to improve water quality in the river, enhance the area's amenity value and will act as a platform for social and economic development," said Joe Kennedy, Infrastructure Regional Lead. "The project will also help ensure that the water quality standards set out in relevant legislation will be achieved."

(CM)