CALL FOR JOINT INVESTIGATION INTO ORANMORE SEWAGE PROBLEM

Date Published: 15-Jan-2008

A Galway Senator is calling on both the County and City Managers to launch a joint investigation to find solutions to Oranmore's sewerage problem.Senator Fidelma Healy-Eames says Oranmore relies on the city-based Mutton Island plant to treat its sewage. However heavy rainfall has lead to sewage backing up in people's homes and businesses in Oranmore town.Despite claims that the Oranmore pipes are closed from Mutton Island during bad weather, City Council officials are denying thisSenator Healy-Eames says both the County and City Councils need to work on the problem