Connemara Area Councillor says Clifden waste water improvement plans on track

It's after a report shows Clifden is one of seven areas nationwide where current infrastructure does not comply with a European Union Directive for waste water treatment.The study by the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that it will be mid-2015 for the required secondary treatment of urban waste water in Clifden to be complete.The report also highlights 42 urban areas with no treatment or preliminary treatment only.These include Ahascragh, Carraroe, Kinvara and Spiddal.Councillor Eileen Mannion says contracts will be signed for Clifden treatment plant next month and work is also progressing on the network in the town