Ballina and Newport Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade

 Uisce Éireann has recently completed an upgrade to the wastewater treatment plant in Ballina, Co Tipperary and is progressing works to upgrade the plant in Newport. 

Uisce Éireann has completed a €12 million upgrade to the wastewater treatment plant in Ballina, Co Tipperary and is progressing works on an upgrade to the plant at Newport. These areas were served by overloaded and outdated wastewater treatment infrastructure. As a result, plant and network upgrades were required.

The projects will improve the wastewater treatment quality and capacity and ensure compliance with wastewater discharge regulations. Ward and Burke are delivering these works on behalf of Uisce Éireann.

Uisce Éireann has completed a €12 million upgrade to the wastewater treatment plant at Ballina, Co Tipperary. The project has significantly modernised and improved the performance and capacity of the plant and will accommodate growth and development in the area. It will also improve the quality of treated wastewater discharged into Lough Derg and ensure compliance with wastewater regulations. The upgrade works, which were carried out by Ward and Burke, commenced in 2023 and were completed in November 2024. 

This project includes:

• An upgrade to the wastewater treatment plant at Ballina, which will serve a population equivalent of approximately 8,000.
• A new forward feed pumping station, a new inlet works, new inlet flume and new stormwater storage tank.
• Provision of secondary treatment including final settlement tanks.
• Construction of a new above ground sludge Picket Fence Thickener
• Construction and relocation of the existing outfall pipe to safely discharge treated wastewater into the Lough Derg.
• Installation additional MCC and upgrade the SCADA system to facilitate the new works.
   

This project includes:

• Upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant at Newport, which will serve a population equivalent of approximately 3,600.
• These works include:
  • Construction of two new screened storm water overflow (SWO) chambers, a new inlet flume and new inlet works structure
  • Provision of secondary treatment including final settlement tanks.
  • Installation of additional MCC and upgrade of the SCADA system to facilitate the new works
  • Combining of the two existing separate discharge points along the southern boundary to a single existing outfall

Current programme of works:

• Works commenced in early 2023
• Uisce Éireann anticipates that these works will be completed in early 2025.