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Innishannon Wastewater Treatment Plant

Wastewater Project

Uisce Éireann, working in partnership with Cork County Council, has completed a new wastewater treatment plant in Innishannon Co. Cork. EPS Group Limited delivered this project on our behalf. This project is part of a €27 million investment in the Cork Mid-West area and includes the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant and associated infrastructure in this area. This will improve the wastewater treatment quality and capacity and ensure compliance with wastewater discharge regulations.

Location
Cork
Status
Completed
Investment
€27 million

Benefits

  • End the discharge of poorly treated effluent
  • Improve water quality in the receiving waters
  • Enhance local amenities and a platform for social and economic development
  • All new infrastructure is sized to accommodate future population growth of the villages and the surrounding Cork Mid-West areas
  • Ensure compliance with the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive and EPA Wastewater Discharge Licencing

What is involved?

  • A new wastewater treatment plant at Innishannon and upgrades to the existing sewer network which will serve a population equivalent of approximately 1,600
  • Decommissioning and demolition of the existing septic tank on the site

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