History of problems at chemical plant highlighted by Minister for Environment in letter to utility’s chief executive
A fish kill left at least 5,000 dead on a tributary of the Blackwater in north Cork . Photograph: The Irish Timesfor a big fish kill in north Cork caused by what he described as an “avoidable incident” at one of its treatment plants.
The fish kill occurred last weekend on the river Allow in north Cork following a discharge of chemicals from the Freemount water treatment plant. It is estimated that more than 5,000 fish, including salmon, trout and lamprey were killed along a 4km stretch of the river, an important tributary of the Blackwater.
The Minister highlighted an Environmental Protection Agency site-visit audit of the Freemount plant on August 23rd, 2022, which found sludge was discharged to the Allow because of an apparent failing which resulted in high loading of the sludge treatment facilities earlier that month. “As Uisce Éireann will be aware, there is already significant pressure on Ireland’s native fish stocks and so this type of avoidable incident is completely unacceptable.
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