Construction of a new wastewater treatment plant, interceptor sewers including storm water overflows and stormwater storage, sea outfall pipelines, and an upgrade to a section of the coastal revetment all in the townlands of Arklow, Tinahask Lower and Ferrybank, County Wicklow.
The new sewerage plant will provide secondary treatment with a capacity of 24,000 Population Equivalent (PE) upgradable to 36,000 PE. The project will also include two interceptor sewer pipelines to bring untreated wastewater to the plant and a marine sea outfall pipe to discharge the treated wastewater effluent to the Irish Sea.
The scope of works for Arklow Wastewater Treatment Plant is as follows:
• New wastewater treatment plant providing secondary treatment with a capacity of 24,000 Population Equivalent (PE) upgradable to 36,000 PE.
• Storm water tank with a capacity of 3,150 cubic metres (m3).
• 930 metre long sea outfall for treated effluent.
• Short sea outfall for storm water overflows.
• Upgrade rock armour on shoreline adjacent to the wastewater treatment plant.
• Extensive collection network upgrades and provision of storm water storm water tanks including for example 120 metre tunnel under the Avoca River and associated storm water overflow.
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