Plans for Tipperary project aimed at addressing ‘pressing community need'
Uisce Éireann have applied to Tipperary County Council for planning permission to develop a waste water treatment plant for the village of Grangemockler in the south of the county.
The application before the local authority is for a 10-year permission for the development of an Integrated Constructed Wetland (ICW) type Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) for the treatment of wastewater from the Grangemockler agglomeration comprising of one septic tank and four ICW ponds.
The provision of a new terminal wastewater pumping station at the site of the existing Slievardagh Estate Developer Provided Infrastructure (DPI) WWTP, which is to be decommissioned, an access road surrounding the ICW ponds, as well as the decommissioning of two existing septic tanks at Mill River and Lingaun Park, and ancillary works associated with the development including the associated pipework and pedestrian access also forms part of the development.
The project will 'allow for the future population increase in the area,' planning files state.
The area is currently in need of a upgraded water treatment system, with the new system aiming to provide for future growth of the village and its surrounding areas.
"There is a pressing community need for the development of a WWTP and associated infrastructure for the Grangemockler agglomeration,' Uisce Éireann added.
'The construction of the proposed Grangemockler WWTP is necessary to comply with the requirements of the national and EU regulations'.
Tipperary County Council are due to make a decision on the planning application by July 22.
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