Kilcar Sewerage Scheme

Uisce Éireann, in partnership with Donegal County Council, has completed construction on the new wastewater treatment plant and associated infrastructurefor Kilcar. The completed project will ensure all wastewater is treated appropriately.

The existing pumping station has been upgraded and will transfer wastewater to the new wastewater treatment plant for appropriate treatment. The new treatment plant will serve a population equivalent of 1,800 PE. These works were delivered by Veolia on behalf of Uisce Éireann.

The Kilcar Sewerage Scheme will ensure the treatment of wastewater is fully compliant with EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directives and Wastewater Discharge Licensing Emission Limit Values and will eliminate the discharge of raw sewage into Tawny Bay.
 

Benefits

• Improve water quality and integrity of the local marine environment, benefitting fishing and other water sports.
• Increase the capacity of the current pumping station and allow for population growth.
• Enhance Kilcar’s amenity value due to a cleaner environment, and thus act as a platform for social and economic development.
• Ensure that wastewater will be treated in accordance with EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directives and Environmental Protection Agency wastewater discharge licensing. 
   

What was involved in this project:

• Constructing a new wastewater treatment plant which will now serve a population equivalent of approximately 1,800;
• Upgrade of the existing pumping station to transfer flows to the new wastewater treatment plant; and
• Connecting to the existing outfall pipe to safely discharge treated wastewater to the marine environment.

For further information you can contact the Project Team at donegaluww@water.ie.