Ireland's largest wastewater pumping station at Ringsend, Dublin, is set to be significantly upgraded.

Work is underway at the site on an €8 million project to enhance the capabilities of the facility.

Ringsend wastewater treatment plant treats approximately 40% of the country's wastewater load and all of the city centre sewage passes through this pumping station every single day.

There are currently six enormous pumps operating at the pumping station each capable of pumping 220 million litres of sewage per day. They pump wastewater to a high level collection chamber at the pumping station which then transfers the wastewater by gravity to Ringsend wastewater plant for treatment.

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Irish Water is installing six new pumps, two new transformers and is refurbishing the pumping station roof. This investment will help create a more modern wastewater pumping station and substantially reduce the energy usage by almost 3 million kWh that will result in a cost saving of €335,000 per year. Carbon emissions from the pumping station will be reduced by 2,270 tonnes per year.

The pumps will be installed one by one as the pumping station will remain operational throughout the upgrade works.

EPS Group Limited is delivering the works on behalf of Irish Water and Dublin City Council, with completion expected by the end of 2020.

(CM/JG)