Waterford Grouped Towns and Villages Sewerage Scheme & Wastewater Treatment Plants

This investment of €24 million will deliver seven new wastewater treatment plants in towns and villages across Co. Waterford including Ardmore, Ballyduff/Kilmeadan, Cappoquin, Dunmore East, Kilmacthomas, Stradbally and Tallow. These areas include seaside towns with busy tourist trades and popular fishing locations.

Benefits

• Protect and improve the water quality in receiving waters at seven locations across Co. Waterford
• Allow for economic development and population growth
• Ensure that treated wastewater complies with EU regulations
• Enhance tourism potential
• Enable the beach at Ardmore to achieve Blue Flag Status

Steps

• Constructing seven new wastewater treatment plants on new sites with a common treatment plant serving the villages of Ballyduff and Kilmeaden
• Constructing the plants to include primary and secondary treatment processes
• Sludge generated at the treatment plants as a by-product of the treatment process will be transported to sludge treatment centres at Dungarvan and Portlaw for further treatment and reuse on agricultural lands
• Provisioning for increase in holiday homes and projected local population figures

Next steps

• Construction and fit-out works will be completed in Stradbally and Kilmacthomas Wastewater Treatment Plants in the next month and it is anticipated the flows will be diverted into these plants by early Summer 2016