Stagg Welcomes Approval of €29.7 Million Tender for Expansion of Leixlip Water Treatment Plant
Issued : Tuesday 22 November, 2011
Areas : North East Kildare
Deputy Emmet Stagg has welcomed the announcement today by the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government , that he has approved the necessary funding to enable Fingal Co. Council to accept a tender for a major expansion of the Leixlip Water Treatment Plant.
Depuy Stagg stated that the €29.7 Million contract will see production rise from 148 to 215 million litres per day and will help to ensure that there is sufficient capacity to deal with demand from population growth and future economic development in North East Kildare, Fingal and the north side of Dublin City. The work is expected to take 2 years to complete.
Taken in conjunction with the Castlewarden/Ballygoran Water Supply Scheme which is expected to commence next year at a cost of €18.7 Million, these schemes will greatly assist in ensuring security of supply for North East Kildare and should ensure that we do not have water supply shortages which have been experienced both at Winter and Summer times in the North East of the County in recent years. The Castlewarden/Ballygoran Water Supply Scheme will see an additional supply taken from Castlewarden which will be piped to Leixlip via a new storage reservoir at Ballygoran in Maynooth.
In conclusion Deputy Stagg stated that both the schemes now approved will enhance the delivery of Water to residents and businesses in North East Kildare.
