WORK COMMENCES ON PLANTS
Work has started on the upgrading of the wastewater treatment plants in Grange, Strandhill, Tubbercurry and Ballinfad
The €16 million upgrade of the plants will be completed in 22 months and will serve a future population of 8,300 people.
Coffey Northumbrian Limited, based in Limerick, is carrying out these works on behalf of Irish Water.
The upgrade works will increase the treatment capacity of each of the plants to meet the current needs and to allow for future growth.
Irish Water says the works will also ensure that wastewater is treated and discharged in compliance with the Urban Wastewater Treatment Regulations and with the conditions of the Wastewater Discharge Licence issued by the EPA.
It will also improve the water quality of nearby coastal areas, protecting bathing areas and the aquatic environment from pollution.
In Grange, the capacity of the plant will increase from 280 population equivalent (PE) to 900 PE and includes the construction of an inlet works, a storm water holding tank, a new secondary biological treatment process, final settlement tanks, a new control building and a new sludge thickening facility.
The upgrade of the Strandhill plant will increase the capacity from 1,500 PE to 3,700 PE.
It will include the construction of new inlet works, a new storm water holding tank, a new secondary biological treatment, settlement tanks, a new control building and a new sludge thickening facility.
It will also include the upgrade of the existing caravan park pumping station.
In Tubbercurry the works will include the provision of a new 3,500 PE capacity wastewater treatment plant within the existing site which has current capacity for 1,400 PE.
Works will include upgrades to the inlet pumping station, new inlet works, a new storm water holding tank, a new secondary biological treatment process, final settlement tanks, a new control building and new sludge thickening facility.
Works will also include the construction of a new gravity sewer pipeline to the wastewa- ter treatment plant and a new rising main to bring treated effluent to the outfall location at the River Moy.
Tubbercurry was identified in the recent annual EPA Wastewater Report as non-compliant with European wastewater directives but the upgrade will ensure compliance.
The works to Ballinafad Wastewater Treatment Plant will include the provision of a new wastewater treatment plant within the existing site which will serve a population equivalent of 200.