Kilcolgan construction company convicted following fish kill
Galway Bay fm newsroom - A Galway construction company has been prosecuted by Inland Fisheries Ireland following investigations into a fish kill on the River Dodder in Dublin.
Kilcolgan firm Ward and Burke Construction Limited of Stradbally East was prosecuted at a sitting of the District Court in the Four Courts this week.The prosecution followed investigations into a fish kill on the River Dodder which took place as a result of the discharge of chlorinated water during commissioning of a new water supply pipeline in South County Dublin.Giving details of sampling and analysis undertaken, Mr. Brian Beckett Fisheries Environmental Officer with IFI confirmed the discharge from the water supply pipeline to the Dodder was characterised by seriously elevated levels of Chlorine. He said that on the afternoon of 1st March 2013, he instructed staff from Ward and Burke Construction Ltd. to immediately terminate the discharge, and prevent all remaining effluent residues from entering the watercourse. Ward and Burke Construction Ltd. staff were found to be fully cooperative at all times during the investigation.Legal representatives for Ward and Burke Construction Ltd. said that the discharge occurred as a result of human error and as soon as this had come to their attention, the firm had taken steps to prevent any further discharge. Judge Hamill convicted Ward and Burke Construction Limited and imposed a fine of €2000.