Ireland Case No. 22448Environmental offence (breach of Waste Water Discharge Licence conditions) · Co. Tipperary · 1 Jan 2020
Uisce Éireann fined €1,000 for Mullinahone Wastewater Treatment Plant breaches
Uisce Éireann (Irish Water) was fined €1,000 at Dublin Metropolitan District Court on 9 February 2023 for breaching conditions of its Waste Water Discharge Licence at the Mullinahone Wastewater Treatment Plant in Tipperary, in a case brought by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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- Sentenced10 Feb
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Key facts
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- whatThe plant failed to be upgraded to ensure compliance with emission limit values as of 1 January 2020 (tipperarylive.ie)
- whatDischarges exceeded the emission limit value for Ammonia on 21 January 2020 (tipperarylive.ie)
- whatDischarges exceeded the emission limit value for Orthophosphate on 8 September 2021 (tipperarylive.ie)
- whenThe hearing took place on 9 February 2023 (tipperarylive.ie)
- chargeIrish Water pleaded guilty to breaches of its Waste Water Discharge Licence (tipperarylive.ie)
- courtThe case was brought by the Environmental Protection Agency (tipperarylive.ie)
- courtJudge Halpin imposed the fine for charge one, taking charges two and three into consideration (tipperarylive.ie)
- sentenceUisce Éireann was fined €1,000 by Dublin Metropolitan District Court (tipperarylive.ie)
- sentenceCosts were awarded to the EPA (tipperarylive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 10 Feb2023BREAKING: Court fines Irish Water for failure to upgrade a Tipperary treatment plant
Reports the €1,000 fine imposed on Uisce Éireann for three breaches of its Waste Water Discharge Licence at Mullinahone Wastewater Treatment Plant, with costs awarded to the EPA.
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