Newtown Water Treatment Plant

Uisce Éireann is progressing works to upgrade the Newtown Water Treatment Plant (WTP). This critical investment project of €12.5 million, will benefit over 27,000 customers, ensuring the continued delivery of a clean, safe drinking water source.

Glanua is delivering the works on behalf of Uisce Éireann.

The Wexford Town Water Supply is included on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Remedial Action List (RAL), which identifies water supplies that are in need of improvement. This project aims to provide essential capital maintenance to the coagulation, flocculation, and clarification (CFC) process along with the filtration process at Newtown WTP. The project will reduce the risk of future boil water notices and seeks to remove the supply from the EPA’s RAL.

The completed upgrades will modernise and improve the water treatment process at the plant, ensuring raw water is treated to the water quality standards as required by the European Union Council Directive and Regulations.

Upgrades as part of this project include:

• New flocculation tank to optimise the flocculation process.
• Provision of enhanced flocculation by pH correction (pre-clarification), coagulant and polyelectrolyte dosing and associated control.
• Upgrade works to the clarifiers with the installation clarification aids and new sludge bleeds.
• Filter upgrade works to include dual media and run-to-waste facilities.
• Treated water pH correction upgrades.
• Electrical upgrade works.
• Provision of a new standby generator.
• Upgrades to instrumentation, control and automation.
• Health and safety upgrades.

The upgrade works carried out as part of this project will:

• Ensure the continued delivery of safe, clean drinking water to residents and businesses in Wexford town and the surrounding areas.
• Remove the Wexford Town Water Supply from the EPA’s Remedial Action List (RAL).
• Ensure compliance with national and EU regulations relating to the provision of drinking water.
• Improve the efficiency and treatment resilience of the water treatment plant.

• Civil engineering works are now complete.
• New flocculation tank has been constructed.
• Installation of clarification aids and sludge bleeds works are now complete.
• New chemical processes have been installed.
• Filter upgrade works have been completed.
   

The project is on schedule to complete summer 2025.

We will endeavour to keep the community and stakeholders updated as this project progresses.