Uisce Éireann commencing €22m upgrade of water treatment plant in Cork

Since early 2016 there have been repeated boil water notices issued to those on the Whitegate Water Supply Scheme

The planned new wastewater treatment plant in Whitegate.

A long-awaited €22m upgrade at the Whitegate Water Treatment Plant in Co Cork is due to commence, Uisce Éireann has announced.

The new upgrade will ensure a "safe, secure, and reliable" supply of drinking water to about 10,3000 people served by the Whitegate Water Supply.