€23m water scheme to open this week

The first phase of a €23 million water scheme which will enable major industrial and residential expansion in the South-East will be officially opened later this week.

The Belview Strategic Water Supply Scheme will service 240 hectares of industrial land near Belview Port on the outskirts of Waterford city and allow for the building of 10,000 additional houses in south Kilkenny and Waterford between now and 2031.

It represents an important element of the Invest Kilkenny initiative, launched by the local authorities in 2010 to promote the area as an ideal location for business.