# sewage - Yesterday’s News
# Too Much Crap
# Too Much Crap
Last week, MPs rejected placing a new duty on water companies to reduce raw sewage discharges into English rivers.
# sewage - Friday 23 July, 2021
# Sewage
# Sewage
The prosecution was delayed as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.
# sewage - Thursday 12 November, 2020
# EPA
# EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency is sharply critical of Irish Water in its latest report.
# sewage - Wednesday 18 December, 2019
# Irish Water
# Irish Water
Irish Water pleaded guilty to offences under the Waste Water Discharge regulations.
# sewage - Wednesday 13 November, 2019
# Clonshaugh
# Clonshaugh
Opponents to the plant have said they are ready to initiate a judicial review in the High Court.
# sewage - Friday 2 August, 2019
# Sewage Spill
# Sewage Spill
Dublin City Council says that the results “significantly exceed the maximum permitted levels for designated bathing waters”.
# sewage - Tuesday 25 June, 2019
# Bathing Bans
# Bathing Bans
Bathing bans are in place at beaches across Dublin Bay.
# sewage - Saturday 28 July, 2018
# Balbriggan
# Balbriggan
Balbriggan beach itself remains open.
# sewage - Wednesday 2 May, 2018
# Castletownbere
# Castletownbere
Irish Water received fines totalling €9,000 and was ordered to pay costs in three prosecutions by the Environmental Protection Agency.
# sewage - Thursday 5 April, 2018
# Boracay Island
# Boracay Island
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the shutdown to start on 26 April.
# sewage - Thursday 2 November, 2017
# Obnoxious Odour
# Obnoxious Odour
Locals had objected to the application due to odour issues and concerns about the treatment process.
# sewage - Sunday 22 October, 2017
# Sewage
# Sewage
Residents were battling with an “obnoxious” odour for more than two years – now it has emerged the site didn’t have proper planning permission.
# sewage - Thursday 24 August, 2017
# Rush And Loughshinny
# Rush And Loughshinny
The likely cause of the lower water quality at both locations is sewage from a wastewater treatment plant or sewer network.
# sewage - Thursday 20 July, 2017
# Sewage
# Sewage
The blockage led to a manhole cover overflowing and sewage being discharged into the River Tolka.
# sewage - Monday 12 June, 2017
# Stay Off The Beach
# Stay Off The Beach
A similar bathing ban has been lifted at Dollymount after raw sewage washed up on the beach.
# sewage - Wednesday 8 March, 2017
# Rotten
# Rotten
Tests of the discharge showed excessive emissions of ammonia as well as phosphorus.
# sewage - Thursday 24 November, 2016
# Effluent
# Effluent
Waste water discharges contributed to poor quality water at six popular beaches.
# sewage - Wednesday 25 November, 2015
# Hall Of Shame
# Hall Of Shame
Those counties have failed to provide adequate sewage treatment facilities to meet EU standards, according to the EPA’s waste water report for 2014.
# sewage - Monday 3 August, 2015
# Ballincollig
# Ballincollig
The council have fenced it off and are set to fix the broken pipe beneath.
# sewage - Wednesday 8 April, 2015
# Ballymun
# Ballymun
Residents say that sewage leaks are causing issues in Ballymun.
# sewage - Monday 28 July, 2014
# Health Hazard
# Health Hazard
The problem has persisted for over five years but the county council says it can’t do much about it yet.
# sewage - Monday 7 July, 2014
# Private Sewage Scheme
# Private Sewage Scheme
106 households in North Kildare will take part in the largest private group sewage scheme in Ireland.
# sewage - Tuesday 15 April, 2014
# Sh** You Not
From The Daily Edge
# Sh** You Not
One couple have already booked themselves in.
# sewage - Thursday 13 March, 2014
# Dirty Water
# Dirty Water
The agency says the country needs major investment in the area.
# sewage - Friday 28 February, 2014
# Poonami
From The Daily Edge
# Poonami
What a sh**ty situation.
# sewage - Saturday 1 February, 2014
# Galway
# Galway
An Taisce said today there is a potential threat to drinking and bathing water in the area of Glenamaddy.
# sewage - Thursday 26 September, 2013
# Whats That Smell
# Whats That Smell
A number of people have reported having headaches and feeling nauseous since last weekend.
# sewage - Tuesday 17 September, 2013
# Energy
# Energy
The battery harnesses a special type of microbe to produce electricity by digesting the plant and animal waste dissolved in the wastewater.
# sewage - Tuesday 11 June, 2013
# Leaders' Questions
# Leaders' Questions
Enda Kenny says the decision to build a €500m sewage treatment plant in Clonshaugh lies with the local authorities.
# Sewage
# Sewage
It has been announced that the preferred site for the plant is Clonshaugh in north Dublin.
# sewage - Thursday 30 August, 2012
# Human Waste
# Human Waste
A malfunction at a local pump station due to power failures caused the overflows.
# sewage - Monday 14 May, 2012
# Sewage
# Sewage
The location of a proposed all-Dublin sewage works has now been narrowed down to three sites.
# sewage - Saturday 11 February, 2012
# Scent Of Love
From The Daily Edge
# Scent Of Love
A New York sewage treatment plant promises a unique Valentine’s date.
# sewage - Monday 12 December, 2011
# Monster Sewage
# Monster Sewage
Hundreds of north Dublin residents tonight demonstrated against a new giant sewage treatment plant which is due to be built in the area.
# sewage - Thursday 28 July, 2011
# The Snapper
From The Daily Edge
# The Snapper
Locals in Cairns found the urban myth of reptiles in the underground sewage system is true.
# sewage - Thursday 19 May, 2011
# Daily Fix
# Daily Fix
All the news of the day you might have missed…
# sewage - Tuesday 29 March, 2011
# Rialto
# Rialto
Shocking survey carried out by the Rialto Rights in Action Group revealed that almost half of the adults living in Dolphin House have trouble breathing easily due to their living conditions.
# sewage - Wednesday 16 March, 2011
# Daily Fix
# Daily Fix
In today’s Fix: the preliminary report into the Cork plane crash is released; hopes at Fukushima; and some very original merchandise for the British royal nuptials.
# Cork
# Cork
One man has died and another has been hospitalised in Cork, after it is believed they were overcome with fumes while removing sewage from septic tanks.
Periods of rain; breezy this morning
Max: 16 °C
Min: 13 °C
Mostly cloudy with a couple of showers
Max: 13 °C
Min: 6 °C
