Minister Cummins to turn sod on new €29m water treatment plant in West Waterford

Minister of State for Planning & Local Government, John Cummins TD will today turn the sod marking the official commencement of works on a major upgrade to a water treatment plant in Ballinamuckin West Waterford.

The €29.5 million water treatment plant will deliver a safe, robust, and resilient drinking water supply for homes and businesses across Dungarvan and the surrounding areas.

Minister Cummins said: “This investment will make a real difference to daily life for people in Dungarvan and the surrounding areas by safeguarding public health, enhancing water quality, and ensuring a dependable supply for homes, schools, community services, and local businesses.”

“It represents a major step forward for Dungarvan and County Waterford. The delivery of a modern, state-of-the-art treatment plant will support jobs and economic activity during construction, while also creating the capacity needed for future growth.

“In the longer term, it will help unlock opportunities for housing, business expansion, and wider community development.”

The project has seen the reimagination of an existing plant built in the 1960s. As a modern, purposebuilt facility, it will operate more efficiently than the existing infrastructure and will include solar panels to help sustainably power daytoday operations.

Minister Cummins said: “I’m delighted to be here with the team from Uisce Eireann. Investing infrastructure of this scale is critically important and that is why Government will be investing €12 billion in our water and wastewater infrastructure in the coming years.

“This is about strengthening, resilience and ensuring good quality water supply is provided for the growing population of Dungarvan and its environs.

“I want to wish the project and contracting team every success with this major upgrade project and I’m looking forward to its completion in the time ahead.”