Local representatives in Sligo have welcomed the completion one of the county's largest ever infrastructural projects.

Mayor Veronica Cawley was joined by Urban Renewal Minister Michael Finneran to officially open the new Sligo Main Drainage Waste Water Treatment Plant.

The new facility will eliminate untreated discharges into Sligo Bay and will enable Sligo County Council to fulfil its obligations under EU Directives.

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It will also accommodate demand from tourism, housing, commercial, industrial and recreational developments in the capital City of the North West Region, together with the provision of sludge reception facility for the treatment of all sewage sludge within the county.

It is expected to clear the way for the integration of sewerage facilities from the surrounding areas of Cummeen, Carraroe, Ballincar, Teesan/Lisnalurg, Rosses Point and all areas designated for development in the Sligo and Environs Development Plan.

Mayor Cawley said: "There is also a sense of pride in our local landscape, and a sense of achievement in our ability to deliver a project of this scale while protecting our natural heritage and habitats.

"I feel the people of Sligo will welcome the official opening of this plant as an important investment in our future."

(PR/BMcC)