Council submits plans for Oughterard sewerage system
Galway Bay fm newsroom - Construction on a new sewerage system in Oughterard could begin next year.
Galway County Council is applying to An Bord Pleanala for planning permission for the new plant and the process is expected to take at least 6 months.
This is the next stage of the long awaited scheme which will replace the antiquated system in operation in Oughterard since 1948.
If it gets full approval, it will improve the water quality in Lough Corrib which is a major source of drinking water for the greater urban area of Galway.
Galway West TD Seán Kyne says he expects the planning process to run smoothly.