Cork sewerage treatment systems under pressure due 'shock loading' of milk

“The environmental impact of one litre of milk is equivalent to a full day’s wastewater from a family household,” said Uisce Éireann's head of wastewater treatment control, Paddy O'Dwyer.

Uisce Éireann, formerly known as Irish Water, said a number of such cases of the dumping of large quantities of milk have occurred in several parts of the county.

Uisce Éireann (UE) has warned that sewerage treatment systems may be seriously impacted if there is a repeat of large quantities of milk being dumped into drains in Co Cork.

The utility, formerly known as Irish Water, issued the warning after experiencing a number of such cases that have occurred in several parts of the county.