Uisce Éireann says it’s undertaken changes to the management of Ennistymon Wastewater Treatment Plant as a precautionary measure.
It comes as Inland Fisheries Ireland & the Environmental Protection Agency continue to investigate the cause of a major fish kill at the downstream Ballymacraven River.
The separate investigations commenced in May after an estimated 2,000 eel, salmon, trout, rudd and flounder of all ages were found dead in the river.
The fish kill spread for 2.6 kilometres to where the Ballymacraven River meets the Inagh River, which is a Special Area of Conservation.
In a statement to Clare FM, Uisce Eireann say they are continuing to work with Inland Fisheries Ireland and the EPA to analyse the cause of the incident and assess the impact of the discharge from the Ennistymon Wastewater treatment plant.
The plant serves a population of almost 7,000 people in the wider North Clare area including Ennistymon, Lahinch, Kilfenora, Doolin, Fanore and Ballyvaughan.
As a precautionary measure, Uisce Éireann has undertaken changes to the management of the water treatment plant.
The Utility say this ‘is to further improve the quality of the supernatant leaving the site’
The supernatant is the liquid fraction of the residual waste which emerges following the treatment process.
A €4.5million upgrade of the Ennistymon Water Treatment Plant is currently at construction stage and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Uisce Éireann says it remains committed to safeguarding public health and protecting the environment to enable communities to thrive by continuously upgrading and developing critical infrastructure in the support of sustainable development.
