The £15.3 million expansion of Ireland's largest water treatment plant in Ballymore Eustace has been completed.

Works to provide a new new sludge treatment process were officially completed, marking an end to the project.

The Ballymore Eustace Water Treatment Plant (WTP) supplies drinking water to over one million people across Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, South Dublin County and Kildare.

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It is located on the shore of Blessington Reservoir on the Wicklow/ Kildare border, and can now treat up to 318,000 cubic metres of drinking water per day.

Veolia Water Ireland and Clonmel Enterprises completed the works on behalf of Irish Water and Dublin City Council, under the supervision of RPS Group. 

William McKnight, Irish Water, said: "This substantial investment has enabled Irish Water complete the most recent expansion of the WTP whilst meeting the main priorities of National Waste Management Policy to minimise waste quantities destined for disposal."

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