Save our rivers: Raw sewage spills among three incidents a day at water facilities reported to EPA

The wastewater treatment plant on the Sullane in Macroom Co Cork which flows into the Lee — the focus of Day 1 of the Save our Rivers series. See below for link to that article. Picture: Dan Linehan

Raw sewage spillages were among the more than three incidents a day on average at Uisce Éireann waste water treatment facilities last year reported to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The 1,141 events at the 370 facilities also included uncontrolled releases, offline equipment, and breaches of emission values.