Council signs contracts worth €10m for water schemes

CONTRACTS for major water schemes worth €10 million were signed yesterday to service future housing and the proposed €1 billion Amgen plant in East Cork.

Cork County Council signed three contracts with Ward and Burke Ltd from Galway to carry out the work.

The Carrigtwohill Sewerage Scheme consists of major foul water and storm water sewers to service land to the east and north of Carrigtwohill, including the proposed Amgen biotechnology facility.