{"id":576219,"date":"2026-07-30T22:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T22:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/576219\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T22:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T22:37:08","slug":"investigation-after-uncontrolled-release-at-wastewater-plant-in-north-cork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/576219\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigation after &#8216;uncontrolled release&#8217; at wastewater plant in North Cork"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Uisce \u00c9ireann has confirmed an &#8220;uncontrolled release&#8221; from a wastewater treatment plant in North  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/news\/cork-news\/\">Cork<\/a>, following claims that raw sewage was discharged into a river popular with freshwater anglers.<\/p>\n<p>The utility said an investigation is under way into the incident at Carrignavar Wastewater Treatment Plant, which is believed to have occurred on July 25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">While  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishexaminer.com\/news\/arid-41887960.html\">Uisce \u00c9ireann<\/a> acknowledged an &#8220;uncontrolled release&#8221;, it said there is currently &#8220;no identified impact&#8221; on fish or aquatic life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A water monitoring group claimed the discharge involved raw sewage entering the River Cloghnagashee, a waterway that supports a small coarse fishery and is frequented by anglers fishing for pike, eel, and perch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Environmental Protection Agency and Inland Fisheries Ireland have been notified of the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Asked whether reports that raw sewage had been discharged into the river from the nearby treatment plant were accurate, Uisce \u00c9ireann said: &#8220;Uisce \u00c9ireann is aware of an incident at Carrignavar (Carraig na bhFear) Wastewater Treatment Plant which resulted in an uncontrolled release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Upon becoming aware of the issue, an incident investigation was initiated, and remedial measures are being assessed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;Protecting public health and the environment remains Uisce \u00c9ireann&#8217;s priority and we are working with the EPA, Inland Fisheries Ireland, and other relevant stakeholders as investigations and remediation measures progress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&#8220;While environmental assessments remain ongoing, there is currently no identified impact to local fish or aquatic life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Uisce \u00c9ireann also pointed to the recently published Cork Wastewater Strategy, which identifies a long-term solution for wastewater treatment in the Carrignavar area through the decommissioning of the existing plant and the transfer of wastewater to the wider Cork network via Whitechurch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">A spokesperson said the proposal remains subject to statutory processes, funding approvals, and programme prioritisation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Uisce \u00c9ireann has confirmed an &#8220;uncontrolled release&#8221; from a wastewater treatment plant in North Cork, following claims that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":576220,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[79,246,61,60,82],"class_list":["post-576219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-cork-news","tag-environment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=576219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/576220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=576219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=576219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=576219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}