Irish Water prosecuted for discharge of treated effluent into Cork river

River was having to process material with a high nutrient level, upsetting the ecology of the river

A guilty plea was entered on behalf of Uisce Éireann in respect of a discharge at their waste water treatment facility in Glenville, County Cork.

The €15bn cost to Irish Water of upgrading the waste water treatment facilities and network could be much higher than that now due to inflation and other factors, it emerged as the body was prosecuted for discharge of treated effluent into the River Owenbaun.

A guilty plea was entered on behalf of Uisce Éireann in respect of a discharge at their waste water treatment facility in Glenville, County Cork.