Waste water plant upgrade ends ‘Clon pong’

Irish Water has received plenty of bad press but in one West Cork town it has offered one piece of good news: The ‘Clon Pong’ is gone.

In other words, the waste water treatment plant in Clonakilty is nearing completion of its €7m overhaul, making it the first in Ireland and Britain to utilise a new processing which cleans effluent to a better standard, with less energy used and creating less sludge.

According to the engineers involved, the facility is also likely to reduce the chances of unwanted smells wafting across Clonakilty Bay, due to less nitrogen and phosphorus entering it in the treated water, meaning less algae, and less of an odour.