The Remedial Action list is a record of the public water supplies known to be at risk and where the EPA is requiring Irish Water to take corrective action. The EPA has instructed Irish Water to submit an action programme for the improvement of each of these supplies and has initiated enforcement action where action programmes were not being prepared or were not prepared to the satisfaction of the EPA. This includes issuing legally binding Directions requiring specific work to be carried out.
Irish Water
Vartry Water Treatment Plant Upgade: Schedule of Commitments and Related Documents
AIE Request, Dec 2022
Vartry Water Treatment Plant Schedule of Commitments
River Vartry Flow Monitoring Locations Assessment
RIVER VARTRY WETTED AREA HABITAT BASELINE ASSESSMENTS
RECORD OF HERITAGE STRUCTURES
Appendix
Compensatory Flows at Vartry Water Treatment Plant (Wicklow)
Includes RIVER VARTRY WETTED AREA HABITAT BASELINE ASSESSMENT Reports
Source: AIE to Irish Water
Nov 2022
AIE Request: Records from meetings of the National Pesticide and Drinking Water Action Group Working Group (NPDWAG)
National Pesticide and Drinking Water Action Group Working Group (NPDWAG) in 2021 & 2022:
- Records provided to NPDWAG by the EPA.
- Records provided to NPDWAG by Irish Water.
- Records provided to NPDWAG by APHA.
Veolia WWTP pumping station, Ashford, Wicklow
Ashford pumping station
26th Oct, 2022 5pm
No power
Holding tanks overflowing with a mixture of raw sewage and rainwater into the Varty river
Pumping station plant is run by Veolia, under contract to Irish Water
Reported to IFI who rang Irish water who then rang Veolia
Company run a similar pumping station in Rathnew
What is the alarm process WWTP pumping stations when power outages/pump failures release sewage into rivers?
EPA Drinking Water Remedial Action List Q2 of 2022
The Remedial Action list is a record of the public water supplies known to be at risk and where the EPA is requiring Irish Water to take corrective action.
The EPA has instructed Irish Water to submit an action programme for the improvement of each of these supplies and has initiated enforcement action where action programmes were not being prepared or were not prepared to the satisfaction of the EPA.
This includes issuing legally binding Directions requiring specific work to be carried out.
Waste Water Discharge – Application Form
This is the EPA Form used for the purpose of making an application for a Waste Water Discharge Authorisation under the European Union (Waste Water Discharge) Regulations 2007 to 2020, or for the review of an existing Waste Water Discharge authorisation
It’s useful as it outlines what data the EPA collect on waste water discharges
e.g.
is it on the EPA Waste Water Priority List?
is it on the EU infringement list?
where is the primary discharge point?
what is the current plant capacity, and the remaining capacity?
is the plant overloaded?
what is are the additional waste inputs eg domestic septic tanks, industrial waste water, leachate, bypass inputs?
is there an accident prevention procedure / emergency response plan?
are there alarms / telemetry on the plant?
is there groundwater monitoring in place?
what measures are in place to prevent unintended discharges?
is the plant identified as a significant pressure on the receiving waters?
have discharges contributed to a deterioration in the quality of the receiving waters?
is there drinking water abstraction downstream of the plant?
location of monitoring stations?
Draft Regional Water Resources Plan – Eastern and Midlands
Highlights some of the issues in water abstraction, and meeting the requirements of the WFD
Disposal of milk to Irish Water sewers
Disposal of milk to sewers can create a shock load on treatment plants, with consequent pollution effects
2021
Grenagh Wastewater Treatment Plant in Cork, the plant could not cope with the volume of milk that required treatment, resulting in operational difficulties to treat the wastewater
Similar cases in
Rylane
Kilbrittain
Dripsey
Note
As of July 2022, Grenagh Wastewater Treatment Plant is not listed as an EPA licensed WWTP
https://epawebapp.epa.ie/terminalfour/wwda/wwda-search.jsp?countyName=Cork&Submit=Search+by+County
Latest EPA information on Grenagh