139 miljoner euro kommer att investeras för att bygga ett avloppsreningsverk i Irland

Till en kostnad av 139 miljoner euro, byggandet av Arklowreningsverkprojekt i Wicklow county startades officiellt. När det är färdigt kommer det att sluta släppa ut orenat avloppsvatten i Avocafloden och kommer att ge betydande fördelar för att skydda miljön och förbättra kvaliteten på Avocafloden - som främjar fiske, vattensporter och marint liv.

The Arklow sewage treatment plant project was first proposed in 1988 and stalled due to fierce differences among citizens over site selection. The project aims to provide sewage treatment capacity equivalent to up to 36000 people for the old wallboard factory site in ferrybank in the town; Two intercepted sewage pipelines (along the north and South docks) deliver untreated wastewater to the plant and a discharge pipe to safely discharge the treated sewage to the Irish sea. Darragh O'Brien, Minister of housing, local government and heritage, said the project would benefit the future development and economic growth of Arklow town and housing.

Brian Sheehan, head of asset delivery of Irish water, said, "since 2014, Irish water has built new sewage treatment infrastructure for 16 towns and villages. Half of the untreated sewage entering Irish waterways has now been eliminated, and we are working to eliminate most of the untreated sewage discharge by 2025." Arklow sewage treatment plant project is undertaken by ward Burke water Co., Ltd. and will be put into use in 2025.