Cork delegation seeks EU funds for River Blackwater sewage treatment plants

The River Blackwater, home to freshwater pearl mussels, like these, is in danger because of a number of substandard wastewater treatment facilities which spill into it. File photo

A delegation is going to Brussels to seek EU funding for sewerage treatment plants along the River Blackwater in North Cork to assist in the protection of the endangered freshwater pearl mussel.

The river has been designated a special area of conservation for the creature. It is in danger because of a number of substandard wastewater treatment facilities which spill into it.