Glenties/Dungloe Sewerage Schemes & Wastewater Treatment Plants

The towns of Dungloe and Glenties are located on the west coast of Co. Donegal and, prior to this project, were both served by old and outdated septic tanks and outfalls. This €7.2 million investment involved replacing the old septic tank systems in Dungloe and Glenties and with modern wastewater treatment plants serving over 1,000 households. The new plants ensure treated effluent meets EPA standards and allow for future population growth and economic development in these towns and surrounding areas.

Benefits

• Providing wastewater treatment capacity for these towns and surrounding areas for a planning horizon of twenty years including preliminary treatment, secondary treatment and phosphorous and ammonia removal
• Compliance with current E.U. Directives relating to Wastewater Treatment of discharges from urban areas
• Facilitated the overall current and future growth and physical development of the towns and surrounding areas 

Steps

• Design and construction of two new wastewater treatment plants, pumping stations, detention tanks, outfall pipes and rising mains in Dungloe and Glenties, serving a population of approximately 4,000 people
• Redesign and upgrade of existing pumping station in Dungloe
• Building of new access roads to the new wastewater treatment facilities and pumping stations
• Design and construction of pressure outfall pipelines and overflow pipes
• Construction of new gravity sewerage systems in Dungloe and Glenties (including the rehabilitation of existing gravity pipelines in both towns)