So the s*#t isn't just from coliemore...

An extract from chapter 12 of the development plan says that;

Shanganagh Sea Outfall Works
• Construction of an upgraded sewage treatment plant to
eliminate the discharge of untreated municipal sewage
from the Shanganagh and Bray sea outfalls to meet the
E.U. Urban Wastewater Directive, 1991... This scheme is at preliminary design stage and is due to open in 2006.

Consulting the project website (here), they say that;

A new wastewater Treatment Works ... will provide secondary treatment and biosolids treatment. Currently only basic preliminary treatment is carried out at the Works and untreated effluent is discharged to Dublin Bay by a long sea outfall. Secondary treatment removes over 90% of organic pollution and suspended solids from the wastewater, greatly improving the quality of effluent being discharged to the Bay.

Unfortunately when asked when this 2.5 year project will commence, they can only say: sometime in 2008! However, considering that for the Coliemore pumping station it was: "anticipated that the contract works will commence in late Spring 2002, for a period of one year" according to council meeting minutes (here), we should expect to be swimming in s##t till 2012 at the earliest!


Also, ever wondered just how bad Coliemore is???
Well check out this extract from page 35 of the Clean Seas Project, Harbour Survey Report (Ireland), from December 2001 where they say;

Comments:
Coliemore is a scenically stunning, historic harbour. Sewage is bubbling out of the pier wall and there are real water quality problems. A bleaching substance was also observed to be running from a small pipe down the slipway on two visits.

They also make the following;
Recommendations:
1. The area needs sewage treatment badly.
2. In the interim a warning sign not to swim or touch water in the harbour should be installed to protect public health.

Ah the beauty of Eire - the land of saints & scholars ... and seas full of s*#t