SEA Environmental Report for the Draft Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028
will outline how Irish Water intends to maintain a balance between supply from water sources around the country and demand for drinking water over the short, medium and long term. This will facilitate future planning and ensure provision of sufficient, safe, clean drinking water to facilitate the social and economic growth of the City. It is the policy of the Council to work in conjunction with Irish Water to protect existing water infrastructure, to maximise the potential of existing capacity and to facilitate the timely delivery of new wastewater services infrastructure to facilitate future growth. Proposed water supply works in Cork City include 54 :
quality of surface water runoff as well as mitigating adverse impacts of climate change. SUDS can also provide amenity and biodiversity benefits. The Council seeks to ensure the sustainable management of surface water discharges in urban areas through the use of SUDS. 4.11.11 Waste Management Southern Waste Region comprises ten local authority areas of: Limerick; Tipperary; Wexford; Carlow; Kilkenny; Waterford; Cork City; Cork County; Kerry; and Clare. The Southern Waste Management Plan 2015- 2021 provides the framework for solid waste management in the region and sets out a range of policies and actions to meet specified mandatory and performance-based targets. It is underpinned by National and European waste legislation and the work carried out will ensure the continued management of waste in a safe and sustainable manner. The Plan includes eight Strategic Objectives and three overarching targets:
As part of the Cork City Water Networks Project: Phase 1 of the Eastern Strategic Link (ESL) trunk water main project was commissioned to enable connectivity across Cork City and County water networks providing security of water supply for the Central Island. Phase 2 is planned to complete the link from the east of the City through the City Centre and on to Shanakiel. A 5km Western Trunk Main linking the County Cork Harbour and City Trunk Main is planned near the N40 South Ring Road across to the Lee Road Water Treatment Plant which will ensure continuity of supply to the City. The recent completion of the interconnector from Glashaboy Reservoir to the City Centre will also ensure an adequate supply to serve the Docklands. The Lee Road Water Treatment Plant serving the City WSS, produced an average 41.6 million litres of drinking water daily in 2019. Treated water is pumped to reservoirs at Churchfield, Hollyhill and Shanakiel from where it gravitates through the distribution network to various users across the city. Water quality reports for recent years indicate that, despite an ageing infrastructure, the standard of water produced is generally of a very high quality. A major upgrade to the site commenced late in 2019 and is intended to be completed in 2022. Advanced site works for the Old Whitechurch Road, which is planned to facilitate around 600 new homes on a major Council owned landbank, have been recently completed. This includes the provision of water, foul water and surface water drainage services.
1% reduction per annum in the quality of household waste generated per capita over the period of the Plan; Achieve a recycling rate of 50% of managed municipal waste by 2020; and Reduce to 0% the direct disposal of unprocessed municipal waste to landfill (from 2016 onwards) in favour of higher value pre-treatment processes and indigenous recovery practices.
The Southern Waste Management Plan states that the future role of local authorities in waste management will be focused on education, prevention, and resource efficiency activities as well as regulating householders, businesses and waste operators and enforcing waste legislation. Waste infrastructure provided by local authorities will mainly include bring banks and civic amenities. 4.11.12 Existing Problems There are a number of challenges with respect to the provision of water services infrastructure that are described under Section 4.11 above. The Water Services Section of Cork City Council will co-operate with Irish Water in providing and maintaining adequate public water supply and wastewater collection and treatment
The preferred interim and long-term interventions required to ensure a sustainable water supply in Cork City will be identified through the National Water Resources Plan process. 4.11.10.3 Surface Water Drainage Sustainable Urban Drainage systems (SUDS) can minimise the quantity and increase the
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