Wastewater treatment works in Enfield completed

Uisce Éireann has completed construction works to upgrade the wastewater infrastructure in Enfield.

The Wastewater Treatment Plant (WwTP) treats wastewater from Enfield and Johnstown Bridge in Co Kildare and had been operating close to maximum capacity. The project represents an investment of €11.5 million by Uisce Éireann.

This project involved expanding and upgrading the plant to serve a population equivalent of 6,200 residents.

Two new settlement tanks and an outfall pipe were constructed and part of the project saw the installation of new reed beds which will receive, dewater and treat sludge from the plant.

Two transfer pipelines were installed beneath the River Blackwater to connect the existing wastewater treatment plant with the new infrastructure.

Flood defence works were also carried out to reduce the risk of flooding at the existing wastewater treatment plant site including bank repair works along a section of the River Blackwater.

Enfield WwTP is now in operation and an extended testing period will run in the coming months to ensure satisfactory performance of the Sludge Drying Reed Beds through seasonal changes.