‘Insufficient’ wastewater plant threatens development of Leitrim Village
Cllr Paddy Farrell and Cllr Cormac Flynn urged Leitrim County Council demand funding from Uisce Éireann to upgrade the wastewater plant in Leitrim Village.
Concerns were raised regarding the operation of the Uisce Éireann wastewater treatment plant in Leitrim Village and its impact on the area.
At May’s meeting of Carrick-on-Shannon Municipal District, two motions were proposed, both urging the Council to call on Uisce Éireann to upgrade the facility immediately.
Cllr Paddy Farrell called on the Council to seek funding from Uisce Éireann or the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage to upgrade the plant, highlighting its inability to support future development.
“The plant isn't sufficient to deal with what’s going into it at present and it will hamper our future development around the village and needs to be upgraded immediately,” Cllr Farrell said.
Cllr Cormac Flynn tabled a similar motion, asking the Council to demand funding from Uisce Éireann.
“Not only is there a foul odour emanating from it, it is also an environmental risk, it is a serious health risk and is also jeopardising any future growth or development of the village,” his motion stated.
Cllr Flynn further noted that the facility has “strangled” Leitrim Village, severely hindering any potential development. “If this could be upgraded urgently it would alleviate an awful lot of issues that are currently there,” he said.
The motions were seconded by Councillors Sean McGowan and Maeve Reynolds.
“To think you’d have the possibility of a developer that would build badly needed houses and it’s been held up by something that can relatively easily be rectified,” Cllr Reynolds said. “It’s not good enough.”