Sewage plant 'an economic necessity', Council tells Irish Water

Cork County Council has submitted a “business case” to Irish Water for a €8.8m sewage treatment plant and the upgrading of water mains in Castletownbere because it makes economic sense.

The town is one of the few left in Co Cork which does not have a sewage treatment system, and the local authority said the lack of this system and a proper water supply is hampering the growth of the town’s fishing and tourism industries.

The Environmental Protection Agency told the council that it must prevent untreated sewage from entering the harbour by the end of 2015.