Significant progress has been made on Irish Water's sewerage scheme plan for Gweedore, Co Donegal.

The initial surveys of over 40 homes have been completed, with further plans in place to engage with with householders over the coming weeks to finalise layouts for wastewater systems.

The solution will meet the needs of the local community and ensure compliance with the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive. This will ensure Gweedore has a public wastewater system that all properties in the area served by the scheme can connect to, as well as support future residential and business growth. 

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Colm Boyd, Irish Water, explained: "In an area such as Gweedore where ground conditions make it difficult to install a private septic tank or sewerage system, this approach allows all properties and sites in the area to be connected to the scheme.

"Our intention is to develop two work packages, one work package for the main collection system, which we anticipate commencing in the next few weeks and a second work package for the individual property connections which will commence next year. We will shortly be issuing tender documents to the market to procure the pump assemblies, (which includes the pumps, tanks, control systems and boundary boxes for each property). 

"It is envisaged that by Christmas we should have selected a preferred supplier and will sign a contract with them after that. Allowing for shipping and manufacture we should have units on site in Gweedore in Spring 2019."

Irish Water is delivering the project in partnership with Donegal County Council.

(CM/MH)