Killarney sewer network to be investigated after 'significant' blockage last year

Warning signs about toxic algal scum have been erected on the shoreline of a lake in recent weeks after the death of a dog from suspected poisoning in the Deenagh River

Killarney sewer network to be investigated after 'significant' blockage last year

The entire sewer network in Killarney is to be investigated in what Irish Water says is the first survey of its kind on such a scale.

It follows what emerged as a “significant” blockage a year ago exacerbated by, fats, oils, grease and baby wipes in the main sewer, which led to sewerage from the main public sewer backing up. It entered the River Flesk near the Lough Leane, bypassing the water treatment plant.

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