Investigation following discharge from wastewater treatment plant in West Cork

The discharge from the Dunmanway treatment plant was spotted on July 17, with black sludgy material seen entering the river from a pipe linked to the plant

The discharge from the wastewater treatment plant went into the river Bandon. File picture: Larry Cummins

An investigation has been launched following a discharge from a wastewater treatment plant in West Cork into the river Bandon.

But Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), the State’s environment agency responsible for protecting, managing and conserving the country’s rivers, said there is no evidence at this time that a fish kill occurred arising out of the incident near Dunmanway.