Construction News
30/08/2022
Construction Begins On New Dublin Wetlands
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A ceremony has been held to mark the beginning of construction on two wetlands in Dublin's Dodder Valley Park.
The sod was turned on the projects last week, with representatives from South Dublin County Council and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in attendance to witness the progress.
This forms part of the five wetlands planned as part of the Dublin Urban Rivers LIFE (DURL) Project.
The Mayor noted that the wetlands will "support the Green Infrastructure objectives of South Dublin County Council's Development Plan and will provide access to and connectivity between areas of interest for residents, wildlife and biodiversity and linkages between the natural waters of the River Dodder and the formalised park space". The Mayor also noted the wetlands will "also provide a water reservoir habitat during times of prolonged dry weather, something we see more and more of these days".
An Cathaoirleach of Dún-Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, Councillor Mary Hanafin commended "the joint workings of the two local authorities, with funding from Europe, for important environmental work such as the Dublin Urban Rivers LIFE project" and such enterprise was to be replicated where possible. Councillor Hanafin also noted the positive water quality impact of project work finding domestic misconnections at houses in both counties.
The construction of the wetlands will support the DURL projects ongoing door-to-door assessment work, where the project team has assessed stormwater quality at over 4,200 houses since May 2021. Washing machines, kitchen sinks and dishwashers have been identified as the most common misconnected appliances, with wastewater from these appliances being discharged to the local river. The reception at the doorstep has been overwhelmingly positive, with misconnection repairs ongoing and 80% repaired since the commencement of the door-to-door work. This demonstrates to the project team the public appetite for enhanced urban water quality and environmental improvement projects such as the LIFE project.
The sod was turned on the projects last week, with representatives from South Dublin County Council and Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in attendance to witness the progress.
This forms part of the five wetlands planned as part of the Dublin Urban Rivers LIFE (DURL) Project.
The Mayor noted that the wetlands will "support the Green Infrastructure objectives of South Dublin County Council's Development Plan and will provide access to and connectivity between areas of interest for residents, wildlife and biodiversity and linkages between the natural waters of the River Dodder and the formalised park space". The Mayor also noted the wetlands will "also provide a water reservoir habitat during times of prolonged dry weather, something we see more and more of these days".
An Cathaoirleach of Dún-Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, Councillor Mary Hanafin commended "the joint workings of the two local authorities, with funding from Europe, for important environmental work such as the Dublin Urban Rivers LIFE project" and such enterprise was to be replicated where possible. Councillor Hanafin also noted the positive water quality impact of project work finding domestic misconnections at houses in both counties.
The construction of the wetlands will support the DURL projects ongoing door-to-door assessment work, where the project team has assessed stormwater quality at over 4,200 houses since May 2021. Washing machines, kitchen sinks and dishwashers have been identified as the most common misconnected appliances, with wastewater from these appliances being discharged to the local river. The reception at the doorstep has been overwhelmingly positive, with misconnection repairs ongoing and 80% repaired since the commencement of the door-to-door work. This demonstrates to the project team the public appetite for enhanced urban water quality and environmental improvement projects such as the LIFE project.
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