Report reveals Clifden wastewater treatment below standard
Galway Bay fm newsroom - Clifden is one of seven areas nationwide where current infrastructure does not comply with a European Union directive for waste water treatment.
The area is highlighted in a report published by the Environmental Protection Agency which calls for the elimination of raw sewage entering the environment.It's estimated that it will be mid-2015 for the required secondary treatment of urban waste water in Clifden to be completed.The report also highlights 42 urban areas with no treatment or preliminary treatment only.These include Ahascragh, Carraroe, Kinvara, Spiddal and Roundstone.Clifden and Gort were also listed as having not complied with all of the mandatory effluent quality and sampling standards in 2012.Nationally, 94% of Ireland’s urban waste water now gets secondary treatment.