Uisce Éireann will set out plans for a major upgrade of the Ballina and Lough Talt Water Supply today at an information evening for communities in North Mayo and South Sligo.
Members of the project team will be in Glasgow Kennedy House from 4pm to 8pm, where local residents, businesses and community groups can drop in, view the plans and chat directly with those working on the project.
The information evening forms part of the non statutory public consultation on the proposed upgrade, which opened last month and runs until 20 April.
John McElwaine, Programme Manager with Uisce Éireann, who will be in attendance at the information evening, explained that Uisce Éireann has been progressing the development of the vital project for some time and is now in the consultation phase.
All feedback received will help shape Uisce Éireann’s planning application to An Coimisiún Pleanála, ensuring the project reflects the needs, priorities and experiences of those who live and work in the area.
John McElwaine said:
“This is a significant project with many benefits for communities in the North Mayo/South Sligo region. As part of the upgrade, additional treatment capacity and treated water storage will be provided at Lisglennon Water Treatment Plant. Ballina’s ageing water network will be upgraded, a new trunk main connecting Lisglennon to Ballina and onto Bonniconlon and Lough Talt laid along with additional network storage at Bonniconlon and Lough Talt.
“The capacity provided will support future growth in the region, while ending water abstraction from Lough Talt will allow natural lake levels to be restored and deliver significant ecological benefits for local habitats and wildlife.
The proposed project will involve the following works, including:
- Upgrades to Wherrew raw water intake
- Upgrades to Lisglennon raw water pumping station
- Construction of a trunk main from Lisglennon WTP to Bonniconlon Booster Pump Station (BPS)
- Construction of a booster pumping station near Bonniconlon
- Construction of a treated water reservoir in Bonniconlon
- Construction of a rising main from booster pump station to Windy Gap
- Construction of a transfer main from Windy Gap to existing Lough Talt WTP site
- Construction of a new Reservoir and treatment facilities at Lough Talt
- Expansion and upgrades to Lisglennon Water Treatment Plant
- Provision of new treated water storage at Lisglennon WTP
The Ballina and Lough Talt Water Supply Upgrade project is considered Strategic Infrastructure Development (SID) under the Planning and Development Act (2000). SID projects can generally be described as any development which is of strategic economic or social importance to the state or a region.
Current timeline for the planning application is for a submission by the end of Q2 2026.
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https://www.water.ie/projects/local-projects/ballina-and-lough-talt-water-supply-upgrade-project
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