Louth County Council in partnership with Irish Water has carried out surveys to improve the sewer network in the area.

The surveys, in Dundalk and Blackrock, involved using CCTV to survey over 6 kilometres of sewers, mapping and inspecting pumping stations, an estimated 285 manholes, and monitoring the wastewater and rainwater flows in the network.

Irish Water is investing over €1.2million to develop the plan for the North-East Region, which will help to improve the performance of the wastewater network, protect the environment and facilitate social and economic development over the coming years.

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Eunan Canavan, Capital Programmes Regional Lead, commented: "This work is part of Irish Water’s commitment to safeguard Ireland’s waterways and ensuring that the wastewater infrastructure is in place to support population growth and economic development. Much of the sewer network is in poor condition due to its age. Data gathered from this project will allow us to improve the wastewater treatment network in Dundalk and Blackrock by identifying the areas most urgently in need of upgrading and allowing us to plan our investment so that we can meet the needs of these communities now and into the future."

(CD/MH)