Irish Water has proposed a new wastewater treatment facility in the townland of Clonsaugh to serve the Greater Dublin Area (GDA).

The facility is part of a planning application that will be submitted to An Bord Pleanála for the Greater Dublin Drainage (GDD) project.

The application also outlines plans for an underground orbital sewer from Blanchardstown to Clonshaugh, a new pumping station at Abbotstown, and an outfall pipeline to return the treated water to the Irish Sea. It also includes a regional sludge treatment centre at the new GDD facility and an associated biosolids storage facility at Newtown near Kilshane Cross.

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Jane Chambers, GDD Project Manager, said: "GDD is a strategic investment priority for Irish Water and today is an important milestone in the development of the drainage network for the Greater Dublin Area. The GDD project will help to ensure that the wastewater generated every day in our homes, schools and workplaces will continue to be treated safely in compliance with the EU and national wastewater treatment regulations.

"I wish to acknowledge the previous work of Fingal County Council in bringing the GDD project through the site assessment process and to thank all of the individuals and organisations who have participated in the extensive consultations that have taken place on this project to date.

"The GDD project will form a key part of the wastewater network that is necessary to safeguard public health, protect the environment and support the sustainable growth of the greater Dublin area."

(CM/MH)