AN €8.8m wastewater treatment plant in Castletownbere must be completed by the end of 2015, Cork County Council has confirmed to Fine Gael councillor Jerry Sullivan.
Castletownbere is one of the few towns left in the county not to have a sewage treatment system, with locals fearing that the matter is damaging the town’s fishing and tourism industries.
At a recent meeting in Clonakilty of the Western Committee of Cork County Council, the matter of water supply and wastewater discharge in Castletownbere was raised by Cllr Sullivan. He queried the reason for the delay in progressing the wastewater treatment works, the cost involved and the timeframe for such works…
The Southern Star 12/12/2013 Read the article ‘Castletownbere waste plant to be completed in 2015‘