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THE Carrigaholt water sewerage scheme is facing further delays, it ONE eL OM NADIR sle) ©
In a report on the progress of the west Clare schemes sought by Coun- cillor Oliver Garry (FG), Clare County Council officials said that a preliminary review has been re- ceived which shows the unit cost for this scheme is still at an unaccept- able level. A further review of the scheme is now required, to bring the unit cost to an acceptable solution for the water pricing policy.
“Studies of the Moyarta River and the possible use of constructed wet- lands in order to eliminate the fore-
shore discharge and further reduce costs will be examined. This will lead to further delays in the Carri- gaholt scheme,’ according to Senior Engineer Walter Walsh.
Initially a report was prepared for the Carrigaholt/Labasheeda/Coora- clare Sewerage Scheme bundle and submitted to the Department of En- vironment Heritage and Local Gov- ernment, but this proved unsucess- ave
Cooraclare was then separated from the grouped sewerage scheme and the submission of a revised and reduced proposal for the village was drawn up. As a result approval was received from the department for the Cooraclare sewerage scheme.
The council is currently going through the procurement process to appoint a consultant to prepare contract documents for the scheme, which when prepared will allow the scheme to proceed to construction.
Land acquisition is ongoing also in the village with the intention of carrying out a part eight planning application (council will seek plan- ning permission) for the wastewater treatment plant as soon as the site is secured.
The news for Labasheeda is also more positive than Carrigaholt.
The design review is now complet- ed for Labasheeda. It proposes a re- duced outfall length and the installa- tion of a tidal valve and storage tank
arrangement, allowing discharge of treated effluent on the falling tide. “The unit costs, we believe are ac- ceptable, but the proposal will still require a foreshore licence. We are now in a position to bring forward the Labasheeda scheme and we recommend the submission of this scheme separately from the Carri- gaholt scheme to the Department of the Environment Heritage and Local Government,” said Mr Walsh. Coun- cil officials have met two developers with regard to Ballynacally sewer- age scheme. A consultant employed by one of the developers is to submit information shortly to support a pos- sible solution suggested in the course of a meeting with council officials.