Rosses Point Sewerage Scheme

Uisce Éireann has completed upgrade works to the wastewater infrastructure in Rosses Point, Co. Sligo.

Uisce Éireann, working in partnership with Sligo County Council, has successfully completed upgrade works on the Rosses Point Sewerage Scheme to the wastewater infrastructure. This project ensures enhanced water quality for swimmers and the aquatic environment. The now completed project will see wastewater pumped to Sligo Wastewater Treatment Plant for appropriate treatment.

These works ensure the treatment of wastewater is fully compliant with EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directives and Wastewater Discharge Licensing Emission Limit Values and eliminates all non-compliant combined sewer overflows within the area.

Benefits

• Increased the capacity of the current sewer network allowing for population growth.
• Supported the social and economic development of Rosses Point and the surrounding area.
• Ensured that wastewater will be treated in accordance with EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directives and Environmental Protection Agency wastewater discharge licensing.
   

What was involved?

This completed project involved the following works:

• Upgrade of the Rosses Point Village Pumping Station, including the construction of an underground stormwater storage tank.
• Construction of a new pipeline between Rosses Point village and Sligo Town to take the flows from Rosses Point to the Sligo Wastewater network for treatment at the Sligo Wastewater Treatment Plant.
• Construction of a new pumping station at the existing Ballyweelin Wastewater Treatment Works site.
• The decommissioning of the old and underperforming Ballyweelin wastewater treatment plant.
• Increased the capacity of the sewer network in Rosses Point village.
• Upgraded access from the regional road (R291) to the pumping station at Ballyweelin.

More information

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