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Wastewater Treatment Issues

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 October 2013

Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Questions (391, 392)

Sandra McLellan

Question:

391. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the reason raw sewage is being released into the River Bride in Tallow, County Waterford; the person responsible for this; the actions that will be taken to end this practice immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41940/13]

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Sandra McLellan

Question:

392. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the commencement and completion dates for the waste water treatment plant in Tallow, Co Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41968/13]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 391 and 392 together.

The Water Services Investment Programme 2010 – 2013 provides for the development of a comprehensive range of new water services infrastructure in County Waterford. The Programme includes contracts under construction and to commence to the value of over €75 million in Waterford County during the period of the Programme.

The Waterford Grouped Towns and Villages Sewerage Scheme is included in the Programme as a Scheme to Start construction during the life of the Programme. The Scheme provides for the construction of new or upgraded wastewater treatment and collection systems in Ardmore, Ballyduff/Kilmeaden, Cappoquin, Dunmore East, Kilmacthomas, Stradbally and Tallow. Waterford County Council is advancing the scheme on the basis of separate contracts for the collection systems and a single Design Build and Operate (DBO) Contract for the Wastewater Treatment Plants in the towns and villages.

Insofar, as the collection networks at the various locations are concerned, the upgrading works to the Ardmore, Ballyduff/Kilmeaden, Cappoquin, Kilmacthomas and Stradbally sewerage collections systems are substantially completed under the current Water Services Investment Programme (2010-2013). The Upgrading of Tallow Sewerage Collection network was carried out between September 2007 and February 2008 and was, therefore, substantially completed during the life of the 2007 – 2009 Water Services Programme. The upgrading of the Dunmore East Collection System Contact has recently commenced.

Wastewater arising in Tallow received primary treatment prior to the upgrading of the sewerage collection system there. The majority of the wastewater in the village receives primary treatment in a septic tank located at the north of the village and treated wastewater is discharged to the River Bride. Woodview Housing Estate has a separate septic tank and wastewater from this is passed through a reed bed system before discharging to the River Bride. The upgrading of the collection network that was carried out in 2007/2008 did not alter these treatment processes. Therefore, the wastewater arising in Tallow still receives primary wastewater treatment prior to discharge to the River Bride.

It is proposed to install a new secondary wastewater treatment plant in Tallow under the Design Build and Operate (DBO) Wastewater Treatment Plant Contract for the Waterford Grouped Towns and Villages Sewerage Scheme project. This secondary wastewater treatment plant will replace the current primary treatment systems for Tallow.

I understand that Waterford County Council has tendered for the DBO Contract for the seven towns and villages and it is currently assessing the tenders received.

Question No. 393 answered with Question No. 381.
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