Lough Talt Water Treatment Plant
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Uisce Éireann has completed the upgrade to the Lough Talt Water Treatment Plant, removing boil water notices in the region.
The Lough Talt Water Treatment Plant (WTP) has been extensively upgraded in order to provide adequate treatment to Tubbercurry, Ballymote and surrounding communities including Annagh, Aclare, Bellaghy, Curry, Lavagh, Ballinacarrow, Carrowneden, Kilmacteige and Coolaney, Cloontia, Doocastle and Quarryfield. The completed upgrade works has allowed for the lifting of boil water notices in the area, benefitting 13,000 customers.
Uisce Éireann worked with Sligo County Council to upgrade the plant. Coffey Water Ltd. delivered the project on behalf of Uisce Éireann.
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Uisce Éireann, in partnership with Sligo County Council, has announced the removal of the boil water notices on the Lough Talt water supply as a reuslt of the completed extensive upgrade works at Lough Talt WTP.
Benefits
- Clean, safe drinking water for approximately 13,000 people
- Removal of Lough Talt Water Regional Water Supply from the EPA's Remedial Action List (RAL)
- Removal of boil water notices
Steps
- New containerised process units
- New water tanks
- New entrance onto the R294
- Landscaping and ancillary works
Frequently Asked Questions
The Lough Talt water treatment plant (WTP) currently does not provide adequate treatment and needs to be upgraded. The water supply is included on the EPA's Remedial Action List (RAL) as the WTP does not provide sufficient protection against cryptosporidium or formation of trihalomethanes (THM). A Boil Water Notice has been issued for the area. Further information on the Boil Water Notice is available here.
It supplies Tobercurry and Ballymote and surrounding communities including Annagh, Aclare, Bellaghy, Curry, Lavagh, Ballinacarrow, Carrowneden, Kilmacteige and Coolaney, Cloontia, Doocastle and Quarryfield.
In May 2019, Uisce Éireann was granted planning permission to upgrade the WTP. Uisce Éireann is now working with Sligo County Council to upgrade the plant. Once complete, the new plant will provide safe drinking water for the next 10 years, and will allow the Boil Water Notices to be lifted. The long term solution is to provide water from an alternative source. This is being investigated by Uisce Éireann while we complete upgrades to the existing Water Treatment Plant.
We plan to complete the upgrade works by the end of 2020.
The upgrade project will involve:
- Addition of new containerised process units
- Construction of new water tanks
- Construction of a new entrance onto the R294
- Landscaping, habitat compensation and ancillary works
No. The Lough Talt Water Treatment Plant treats 8 megalitres of drinking water per day, and "off the shelf" mobile filtration plants are not available at this scale. The proposed treatment for Lough Talt will use prefabricated containerised treatment units. This will shorten delivery time and ensure that a solution is in place by 2020.
The upgraded water treatment plant will:
- Allow Boil Water Notices to be lifted
- Provide clean, safe drinking water for approximately 13,000 people
- Remove the Lough Talt Regional Water Supply from the EPA's Remedial Action List (RAL)
- Information on the EPA's Remedial Action List (RAL) is available on the EPA's website
- Information on Cryptosporidium and Trihalomethanes is available on our Water Quality Section
- Information on Boil Water Notices is available on our website
- Drinking water quality results are available on our website in the Water Quality Section
- Information on the refund that will be applied to business accounts is available through our Water Tariff Discount section of the website
Customers requesting information and advice on the Boil Water Notice are advised to call our 24-hour customer care helpline on 1800 278 278 or check out @IWCare on Twitter. Business customers with billing enquiries can call 0818 778 778.
