Green light for Nenagh treatment plant upgrade

Tipperary Co Council has granted conditional planning permission for the long-awaited upgrade of Nenagh's wastewater treatment plant.

Uisce Éireann is to proceed with upgrading the existing plant from its current design Population Equivalent (PE) of 12,000 to a PE plant of 22,000. The wastewater will be treated and discharged via an upgraded outfall pipe into the Nenagh River to the immediate east of the site.

The upgrade will involve a raft of works to the treatment plant, as well as associated civil works including new roads and hard standings, adequate site lighting, motorised access gates, site safety equipment including handrails, access stairs and walkways; landscaping, and adequate car parking facilities for the upgrade work. All discharges to the aquatic environment from the wastewater treatment plant require a wastewater discharge licence from the Environmental Protection Agency.

An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement have been prepared.