It is claimed residents in a Meelick housing estate are feeling “nauseous and sick” because of foul stenches coming from the sewage system.
Local Councillor Cathal Crowe claims there’s been a recurring problem at Ballycanon Heights – the estate was built in the 1980s when homeowners were assured a sewage treatment plant on the site would be closed down but this never happened.
Odour-treating chemicals have been added as a temporary measure by Clare County Council but there are calls for Irish Water to investigate a more permanent solution.
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Councillor Crowe says residents are putting up with it for too long now:
And you can hear more on this on Clare FM’s Morning Focus later this morning.
