Water - Irish Drain Services https://irishdrainservices.ie We are one of Ireland’s most committed residential, commercial & industrial drain cleaning companies and we are based in the heart of Kerry! Thu, 08 Dec 2016 05:07:46 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://irishdrainservices.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-IDS-favicon-32x32.jpg Water - Irish Drain Services https://irishdrainservices.ie 32 32 Suspected Sewage Leak Closes Busy Beach https://irishdrainservices.ie/suspected-sewage-leak-closes-busy-beach/ Thu, 08 Dec 2016 05:07:46 +0000 http://irishdrainservices.ie/?p=298 Four beaches in north Dublin have been closed for swimming on the hottest weekend of the year so far because of suspected sewage pollution.   Swimming at beaches at Rush, Balbriggan, Skerries and Loughshinny has been banned for 72 hours because of a deterioration in the quality of the water. This is believed to have been […]

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Four beaches in north Dublin have been closed for swimming on the hottest weekend of the year so far because of suspected sewage pollution.

 

Swimming at beaches at Rush, Balbriggan, Skerries and Loughshinny has been banned for 72 hours because of a deterioration in the quality of the water. This is believed to have been due to a “suspected sewage discharge” from a waste water treatment plant, according to the local council.

A warning about the beach closures was issued to local councillors by Garry O’Brien of the Environment Department of Fingal County Council. “Pumps at the foul sewer pumping station at Hampton Cove, Balbriggan, failed on Saturday June 4 and the pump station has been on overflow for a period of time,” he said. “This action is being taken to ensure we are not compromising the health of bathers. “Loughshinny Beach and Rush North Beach were closed after inspections revealed a “significant amount” of matter, including sanitary towels , had washed up on the shores.

Fingal Councillor Grainne Maguire said: “It’s very serious because it stretches from Balbriggan all the way to Rush. It’s a huge issue.” Councillor JP Browne said it was “a real shame” and that Fingal County Council and Irish Water were working together to solve the problem. “It’s very disappointing and will have a huge affect on Fingal’s tourism.”

This year Portmarnock beach, also in Fingal, lost its Blue Flag, while Skerries lost its Blue Flag the year before.

Ciara Treacy
Irish Independant
6th June 2016

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]]> €30 Million Water Treatment Plant For The Kingdom https://irishdrainservices.ie/e30-million-water-treatment-plant-for-the-kingdom/ Thu, 08 Dec 2016 04:42:20 +0000 http://irishdrainservices.ie/?p=288 Work has begun to build a new water treatment plant on Lough Guitan, Killarney, in Co Kerry. The plant is being built by Irish Water as part of a €30 million investment in the Kerry Central regional water supply scheme. More than 62,000 people are dependent on the scheme, which covers nine water supply zones. The […]

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]]> mmy3n2u2yWork has begun to build a new water treatment plant on Lough Guitan, Killarney, in Co Kerry.

The plant is being built by Irish Water as part of a €30 million investment in the Kerry Central regional water supply scheme.

More than 62,000 people are dependent on the scheme, which covers nine water supply zones. The treatment plant at Lough Guitane, a mountain lake near will provide 51m litres of treated water per day to residents in Tralee, Killarney, Castleisland, and Castlemaine, in addition to an extensive rural area across the county as well as the county’s tourist industry.

All of the zones are currently on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Remedial Action List due to lack of adequate water treatment facilities.

It is hoped the required treatment processes are in place by the end of 2017, while the project is due to be completed by mid-2018.

This project forms part of Irish Water’s investment plan where more than €530m will be invested in upgrading services in 2016 to improve the country’s water and waste water infrastructure.

The Irish Water Business Plan has earmarked almost €2 billion to improve waste water quality and capacity to 2021.

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