Cllr Patrick McGowan
A county councillor has welcomed major sewerage projects in Donegal especially Convoy but questions when will the unfinished estates in Convoy be connected.
Cllr Patrick McGowan said that two estates, Greenfields and Flaxfields, are ready to be connected but says no final arrangements have been agreed between the Council and IW about the connections.
He said the same situation arises in KillyGordon where there is a plan and funding to connect Dromore NS to the main sewerage treatment plant in KillyGordon but no plans agreed yet between the Council and IW about connecting Dromore park housing scheme next door just a few metres away.
“This funding opportunity must not be lost by the Council to sort out these estates once and for all said Cllr McGowan,” said Cllr McGowan.
Irish Water has commenced work on the €18.4 million Donegal Group B project which includes the development of new sewerage schemes in Killybegs, Bundoran, Glencolumcille and Convoy.
This forms part of the €70 million investment committed by Irish Water to wastewater infrastructure in Co Donegal. Veolia Water Ireland in partnership with BAM Civil Limited are carrying out the works on behalf of Irish Water.
Initially the focus will be on Bundoran and Killybegs, and works have now commenced in both of these locations including upgrading the access road to the Bundoran Waste Water Treatment Plant and work on the new Killybegs Waste Water Treatment Plant site and access road. Work will also be commencing shortly at the main Bundoran Pumping Station and works here are expected to last for 26 weeks. During these works a section of the public car park, and the green area along the foreshore adjacent to the Bradogue River, will be cordoned off to facilitate construction.
Commenting on the investment Eunan Canavan, Irish Water’s Capital Delivery Regional Lead North West said: “Killybegs and Bundoran are two of 44 towns in Ireland where untreated sewage is being discharged directly into the sea. Irish Water will ensure that wastewater treatment in the four towns is compliant with required EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive standards while also allowing for future economic growth in the towns.”
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