Construction BUSINESS

Irish Water in partnership with Donegal County Council, will invest over €73 million in Donegal’s water infrastructure over the next 4 years.

Irish Water, working with Donegal County Council has developed and prioritised a major programme of work which will address the serious deficiencies that exist across the water supply schemes. Projects will include:

• €22m Letterkenny:

Letterkenny Water Supply Scheme – €22 million investment in new and upgraded infrastructure, including a new Water Treatment Plant at Goldrum.

• €11m Glenties:

Gortahork-Falcarragh Water Supply Scheme – €2 million investment in a major upgrade of the Ardsbeg Water Treatment Plant.
Lettermacaward Regional Water Supply Scheme – €6 million to upgrade the existing Lettermacaward plant to double the volume of water that can be treated.
Cresslough Water Supply Scheme – €3 million in a new water treatment plant to replace the existing plant at Creeslough.
The long term supply to the Glenties-Ardara Scheme is currently under consideration.

• €29m Donegal:

Killybegs Regional Water Supply Scheme – a €9 million investment to increase the water processing capacity of the existing Killybegs treatment plant.
Ballyshannon Regional Water Supply Scheme – a €15 million investment is required to build a new treatment plant at Knadar, Ballyshannon and extension of the network to facilitate connection of other supply schemes to the new plant.
Owenteskna Water Supply Scheme – €5 million to build a new water treatment plant.

• €4.6m Inishowen:

East Inishowen Regional Water Supply Scheme – €4.6 million to extend the water network infrastructure from Illies water treatment plant to Greencastle.

The significant Irish Water investment will rationalise the infrastructure across the county. The building of four new water treatment plants and upgrades to the existing plants will facilitate the decommissioning of a number of smaller underperforming plants and the removal of the 10 water supply schemes from the RAL.