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Wednesday 25 November 2020
The Environmental Protection Agency is sharply critical of Irish Water in its latest report.
Irish Water pleaded guilty to offences under the Waste Water Discharge regulations.
Opponents to the plant have said they are ready to initiate a judicial review in the High Court.
Dublin City Council says that the results “significantly exceed the maximum permitted levels for designated bathing waters”.
Bathing bans are in place at beaches across Dublin Bay.
Balbriggan beach itself remains open.
Irish Water received fines totalling €9,000 and was ordered to pay costs in three prosecutions by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the shutdown to start on 26 April.
Locals had objected to the application due to odour issues and concerns about the treatment process.
Residents were battling with an “obnoxious” odour for more than two years – now it has emerged the site didn’t have proper planning permission.
The likely cause of the lower water quality at both locations is sewage from a wastewater treatment plant or sewer network.
The blockage led to a manhole cover overflowing and sewage being discharged into the River Tolka.
A similar bathing ban has been lifted at Dollymount after raw sewage washed up on the beach.
Tests of the discharge showed excessive emissions of ammonia as well as phosphorus.
Waste water discharges contributed to poor quality water at six popular beaches.
Those counties have failed to provide adequate sewage treatment facilities to meet EU standards, according to the EPA’s waste water report for 2014.
The council have fenced it off and are set to fix the broken pipe beneath.
Residents say that sewage leaks are causing issues in Ballymun.
The problem has persisted for over five years but the county council says it can’t do much about it yet.
106 households in North Kildare will take part in the largest private group sewage scheme in Ireland.
One couple have already booked themselves in.
The agency says the country needs major investment in the area.
What a sh**ty situation.
An Taisce said today there is a potential threat to drinking and bathing water in the area of Glenamaddy.
A number of people have reported having headaches and feeling nauseous since last weekend.
The battery harnesses a special type of microbe to produce electricity by digesting the plant and animal waste dissolved in the wastewater.
Enda Kenny says the decision to build a €500m sewage treatment plant in Clonshaugh lies with the local authorities.
It has been announced that the preferred site for the plant is Clonshaugh in north Dublin.
A malfunction at a local pump station due to power failures caused the overflows.
The location of a proposed all-Dublin sewage works has now been narrowed down to three sites.
A New York sewage treatment plant promises a unique Valentine’s date.
Hundreds of north Dublin residents tonight demonstrated against a new giant sewage treatment plant which is due to be built in the area.
Locals in Cairns found the urban myth of reptiles in the underground sewage system is true.
All the news of the day you might have missed…
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.
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.
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.
THE NATIONAL PUBLIC Health Emergency Team is meeting today to make its recommendation to Government about easing Level 5 restrictions.
The recommendation will potentially set out what people are able to do in the weeks leading up to Christmas, ahead of the Government’s decision this week on whether or not it will re-open things like pubs and restaurants across the country after 1 December.
It’s been reported this week that some ministers believe restaurants should be allowed to open for indoor dining during December and that pubs should also be allowed to reopen.
However, some public health experts believe that it would not be safe to re-open restaurants next month, given the potential to the virus to spread in congregated indoor settings.
But what do you think? Today we’re asking: Would you be comfortable going to a restaurant for a meal in December?
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