Access to sewerage system in doubt

Likely new development projects in Bandon, Co Cork may not have automatic access to the town’s sewerage system.

The warning came from a senior county council official who told developers not to take for granted any hook-up with the sewerage network.

County engineer David Keane revealed that Irish Water had decided not to proceed with a proposal to dispose of rainwater separately into the Bandon River and, instead, to direct it into a multi-million euro treatment plant.