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Climate and environment
Three dairy processors feature on EPA priority list over 'discharges to water'
Noel Bardon
The list names industrial or waste plants deemed by the EPA to be a priority for enforcement, due to a poor track record of compliance with their industrial license.
30 October 2024 Northern Ireland
NIEA not keen on replacement sheds
Ammonia emissions are already at "super high levels" NIEA officials told MLAs at Stormont
18 October 2024 Climate and environment
'Not feasible' to put date on Uisce Éireann wastewater compliance with law
Over half of licensed treatment plants discharge wastewater that does not always meet the standards set in wastewater discharge licences to protect the environment, an EPA found last week.
Uisce Éireann ordered to pay over €6,000 for pollution of Sligo river
Uisce Éireann has been prosecuted following the discharge of poorly treated sewage into the Owengarve River.
18 October 2024 News
Tipperary Co-op ordered in court to pay €7,170 for River Ara pollution
Tipperary Co-op was found to have permitted or caused a harmful a discharge into the River Ara near Tipperary town.
14 October 2024 News
'No plans' to stop rural dwellers burning turf - Department
Rural dwellers will still be able to burn turf as a form of solid fuel.
12 October 2024 News
Drennan hits out at ‘double standards’ on water pollution
ICMSA president claims that the State and Uisce Éireann have adopted a 'sure these things happen' attitude to water pollution incidents.
11 October 2024 News
Wastewater discharges a significant pressure on water quality – EPA
The EPA has said that two decades is too long to wait to fix Ireland’s deficient wastewater treatment plants.
11 October 2024 Climate and environment
No quick fixes for algae blooms in Lough Neagh
Solving the problem issue of algae blooms in Lough Neagh will be a long term process.
18 September 2024 Northern Ireland
‘No specific factors’ found to have caused Sligo fish kill
The report separately noted that ammonia levels in the effluent discharge of the Ballysadare wastewater treatment plant exceeded licence limits in recent years and for some periods in 2024.
16 September 2024 Climate and environment
Implementation key to reversing declining water quality - water forum
It comes after the Department of Housing published its third river basin management plan.
5 September 2024 News
Total farm penalties rise again in NI
Rules related to nitrates has overtaken cattle ID as the most common cause of farm penalties in Northern Ireland. Peter McCann reports.
28 August 2024 Northern Ireland