MORE than 40m is to be
spent in Inishowen on water and sewerage schemes in
the coming years, it's been announced.
The spend is part of an allocation of 353m for
Donegal under the national Water Services Investment
Programme 2007 to 2009.
The allocation is one of the highest in the country,
with only three counties receiving higher
allocations.
It was welcomed yesterday by Donegal North East T.D.,
Deputy Niall Blaney.
We were reminded this year what a precious resource
water is by events in Galway. We must continue to
invest in preserving and enhancing environmental
standards generally, and Minister John Gormely has
today reiterated this Governments commitment to
this end with an investment programme that is worth
5.8 billion nationwide," he said.
Among the local projects to get underway are
Desertegney Water Supply Scheme Stage 1, to start in
Inishowen with a budget of 1.1m; Inishowen Sludge
Management, 1.1m and Moville/Greencastle Sewerage
Scheme, 9.3m, to start in 2009; Bridgend Sewerage
Scheme gets 648,000; St. Johnston Wastewater
Treatment Plant, 323,000; Malin Town Sewerage
Scheme, 2.5m; Buncrana Sewerage Scheme, 4.9m and
the Inishowen Regional Water Supply Scheme, 19m.
The investment programme will be coupled with
measures to protect drinking water and natural
resources including a special package to target
supplies at risk from cryptosporidium and e.coli;
water conservation; stiffer fines for people who
fail to protect water resources or cause water
pollution and enhanced protection of rivers, lakes
and estuaries. |
