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Water Services
Sligo County Council Water Services operate under a Service Level agreement with Irish Water, which is in place since January 2014.
2020 once again was a very busy year for Water Services both in Operations and the Capital Section. The areas outlined below were the key drivers for the section throughout the year.
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The continued provision and maintenance of first-class Drinking Water and Wastewater Services on a daily basis to the people of Sligo in accordance with the terms of the SLA with Irish Water. The continued development of water and wastewater infrastructure Projects in Sligo through partnership with Irish Water. The continued implementation of the Irish Water funded “Find and Fix” project to efficiently deliver major leakage savings. The continued management of Irish Water “Change” issues.
Along with a number of smaller projects, the following were the major projects that were ongoing or completed in Water Services, in conjunction with Irish Water during 2020:
Tubbercurry, Grange, Strandhill and Ballinafad Wastewater Treatment plant upgrades – completed early 2020 Lough Talt Water Treatment Plant Upgrade – completed in 2020 Foxes Den Water Treatment Plant Upgrade, Phase 2 – to be completed early 2021 Ballymote and Collooney Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades – to be completed early 2021 Rosses Point Sewer Network to Sligo City Wastewater Treatment Works – construction scheduled to start towards the end of 2021.
Rural Water Programme
Water Services acts as the facilitator in the delivery, improvement and ongoing maintenance of the Rural Water Programme funded by the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government Rural Water Programme 2019 to 2021. Approval was received by Sligo County Council for €2,000,428 funding to be spread over 43 schemes during this period.
Sligo County Council continued to work with schemes regarding their Multi Annual Rural Water Programme allocation and subsidy payments allocated.
Lough Talt Water Treatment Plant
Strandhill Wastewater Treatment Plant
Ballinafad Wastewater Treatment Plant Tubbercurry Wastewater Treatment Plant
