THE cost of the clean-up following a pollution incident in the River Deel has seen Limerick County Council return charges of close to €1 million, almost twice what was initially anticipated.
Two environmental pollution firms were employed by the local authority when oil leaked from a commercial plant outside Newcastle West in January, affecting thousands of households and the ecology of the area.
At the time of the leak it was estimated that the clean-up would cost around €500,000, but in the financial report delivered at this month’s meeting of the council, acting director of finance, Sean Coughlan, said that the total cost would be €900,000…….The Limerick Post……31/05/12….read full article…
http://www.limerickpost.ie/local-news/deel-pollution-clean-up.
