Discharge of sludge from Adare treatment plant 'unacceptable' 

The Environmental Protection Agency said the management of sludge  at the water treatment plant in Adare, Co Limerick, was 'unsatisfactory'

The Environmental Protection Agency ordered Irish Water to eliminate the discharge of sludge from the water treatment plant in Adare, Co Limerick, into the nearby Maigue River without delay.

The State’s environmental watchdog has claimed the discharge of sludge into a Co Limerick river from a water treatment plant is “unacceptable”.

The Environmental Protection Agency ordered Irish Water to eliminate the discharge of sludge from the water treatment plant in Adare, Co Limerick, into the nearby Maigue River without delay following an audit at the end of September.