Uisce Éireann Invests €1.6 Million In Lee Road Treatment Plant

Uisce Éireann is investing €1.6 million in upgrades at the Lee Road Treatment Plant to enhance both the treatment of incoming source water and the treated water before it leaves the facility.

While the plant already meets international and national water treatment standards, this additional investment introduces new treatment processes as part of Uisce Éireann’s ongoing efforts to resolve water discolouration issues in Cork City.

Uisce Éireann has invested more than €100 million in infrastructure improvements across Cork City in recent years, including the €40 million upgrade of the Lee Road Water Treatment Plant in 2022, which included the construction of a new water treatment plant and water treatment systems; and associated network upgrades including new rising and trunk watermains along with new pumping stations and flood protection works. This investment has significantly modernised and improved the overall water supply infrastructure and delivered a more secure and resilient water supply to homes and businesses across Cork City. Specialists from Uisce Éireann actively monitor the performance of the water treatment plant on an ongoing basis to ensure it is fully in line with water treatment standards. The additional processes identified are enhanced new measures which will further treat the final water before it leaves the new plant.


In addition, the Water Quality taskforce established by Uisce Éireann continues to implement a range of measures to specifically address discolouration including a targeted flushing programme, additional proactive sampling and testing at a number of locations and watermains rehabilitation and replacement works.