TIPPERARY STAR, SATURDAY, 10th MARCH, 2007 5 South Tipperary water above national average By: Anne O’ Grady the IFA. such as Dualla, Graiguenoe make a special effort to whereas from the water it Cllr. John Crosse said the and Holycross. Sometimes, have them re-connected would be 0.2 to 0.4 mil- WATER compliance in Council faced big chal- he said, when water was and joined up again. He ligrams. The reason the South Tipperary in 2005 lenges in relation to land- boosted suddenly it was not also felt that there would standard was set was was above the national fills etc. He referred to the up to the mark. “We must have to be some streamlin- because it was added to average and tests in 2006 situation in Cullen where have proper water supplies ing on the emergency num- remove discolouration and showed a significantly there had been problems for every area”. ber. if it was above the limit it improved water quality again over the weekend. Cllr. Michael McGuire Mr. Dan Walsh, Sanitary might be that the treatment over the previous year, “People are saying they said apparently there was a Services, said staff were was not working as it members of South Tipper- will not pay the water bill leak in Cullen which could trying to locate the leak in should be and there could ary County Council were this year because of dam- not be identified. Council the Cullen area and they be a build up of sediment. told on Monday last. age to appliances and farm staff, he stated, were there were hopeful of getting the The standard was not a The good news was troughs. They are all at a that morning trying to trace matter resolved. He stated concern for health, he said. delivered during a report on loss out there”. the leak. “The public are that the aluminium test was Mr. Walsh said they had Water Quality in the Coun- Cllr. Roger Kennedy annoyed with the whole one of the indicator tests conducted trail bore holes ty during the past two years asked if the positive results thing”. and aluminium sulphate in four or five locations, during which Cllr. Jack in relation to aluminium The Chairman, Cllr. Joe was added as part of the including Dualla and Crowe was told that the had been in one or two sup- Donovan commented that treatment process. They Thomastown. They had Council intend to produce a plies or had been spread not having water on a day had improved over the last identified Dualla and bore hole to augment the throughout the county. He when it was raining heavily three years in relation to Thomastown as areas scheme at Dualla, where also asked the means of was “something”. aluminium residue and he where they were going to there have been ongoing removing it. Cllr. Mattie McGrath was confident they would develop bore holes to aug- problems. Cllr. Pat English wel- stated that they had experi- improve further. ment the scheme. The long Earlier, Mr. Denis comed the fact that enced water shortages in Mr. McGuire said alu- term was to develop Dualla McGuire, Sanitary Services asbestos pipes were being the last few years. He minium was not a health as part of the Fethard Councillor Lily O’Brien, Senator Noel Coonan, Enda Kenny T.D., Ann McNamara, Templemore Commu- said parameters for the tests replaced and Cllr. Jack referred to certain supplies related situation. The aver- scheme. He added that old were grouped into one of Crowe said they had ongo- which had been disconnect- age daily intake of this in disconnected schemes nity Services, Frank Morris, Chairman Templemore Community Services and Michael Crowley, Temple- three classifications, ing problems every sum- ed over the years and ones diet was 20 to 50 mil- would be brought back into more Community Services, outside Templemore Community Services Centre as Enda Kenny paid a visit Microbiological E coli & mer with certain areas, appealed to the Council to ligrams per person per day use where suitable. in recognition of the contribution given by the Senior Citizens in Society. Enterococci bacteria, Chemical 24 parameters eg heavy metals, pesticides and Indicator 18 parame- ters e.g. colour, Ammonia, Aluminium, Iron. In South Tipperary the M8/N8 Cullahill to Cashel Road Improvement Regulations applied to all Scheme is funded by the National Development M8N8 CULLAHILL 26 Public Water Supplies, Plan 2007-2013 and part-funded by the TO CASHEL ROAD three Group Water Sup- plies with an output volume European Union under IMPROVEMENT of over 50 cubic metres per Trans European Transport Infrastructure SCHEME day and sixteen Private Networks (TEN-T) (commercial) water sup- plies of over 10 cubic metres per day Mr. McGuire stated that compliance in South Tip- perary in 2005 had been above the national average, water quality (compliance) in 2006 had been signifi- cantly improved over 2005, all 485 tests on 26 Public Supplies in 2006 had been fully compliant for E. coli and Entercocci, 25 Public and the three Group sup- plies had been fully com- pliant for the ‘Chemical’ parameters and one Public Scheme, Killurney had contained Trihalomethanes above the standard. Correc- tive action was required to remedy this situation, he said. Compliance for Alumini- um, he stated, had NEWSLETTER improved from 67% in 2004, to 75% in 2005 and Number 01 — Q1 2007 80% in 2006 Minister for Transport Martin Cullen TD turns Cllr. John Fahey stated the sod at the official ceremony held in October that aluminium had close 2006 at Two Mile Borris, Thurles, County links to Altzheimers and he Tipperary. suggested that the Council should be doing all in its power to reduce its levels in water supplies. M 8 / N 8 C U L L A H I L L T O C A S H E L KILKENNY COUNTY COUNCIL Cllr. Derry Foley stated that pollution that could If you require further information regarding the M8/N8 Cullahill eminate from any source to Cashel Road Improvement Scheme. U and could have adverse ING YO affects on aquafers which Project Contacts: KEEP would have profound IN THE implications for the agri- Kilkenny County Council Project Engineer Ian Gardner cultural industry. He sug- at Kilkenny County Council, 056-8838238 E…... gested the need to engage ICTUR with organisations such as O r P Martin McCormack at SRB Civil Engineering Ltd, 056-8838238 Tipperary delegates to attend Muintir conference A LARGE number of Tip- perary delegates are Description of the Scheme Engineers as well as other specialist sub-consultants have x Environmental Surveys and mitigation expected to attend the 70th been commissioned to undertake the Detailed Design of the measures Anniversary Conference of The M8/N8 Cullahill to Cashel project forms part of Muintir Na Tire which scheme. Work has commenced on the following bridges ; takes place in Ballykisteen the major inter urban scheme to provide a high Scheme Commencement Hotel & Golf Resort, Co. quality dual carriageway/motorway linking to x Structure 106 on the Existing N8 Tipperary this weekend Cork. The new road will comprise 10.5km of To commemorate the start of the site works, a Sod Turning x Structure U01 Underpass on the existing N8 at (March 9 and 10). This motorway from Cullahill to Urlingford and 29km of year is also the 50th Ceremony, attended by Martin Cullen T.D. Minister for Ballytarsna dual carriageway from Urlingford to tie in to the anniversary of the death of Transport was held on October 5th 2006 . x Structure 119 on N75 at Twomileborris the founder of Muintir Na existing Cashel Bypass. Tire, John M Canon Hayes. What happens next x Structure 121 Lisheen Mine Road The scheme involves the construction of principal The Conference will be SRB Civil Engineering Ltd (SRB) have completed the Other works to commence in the next few months officially opened by Muin- structures including road and river bridges, a railway establishment of their main site office compound include: tir Na Tire President Mar- bridge together with accommodation underpasses, garet O'Doherty and Guest immediately north of Urlingford . culverts and mammal underpasses. There will be 4 Structure 104 at Grangemore Speakers include the Min- x grade separated junctions, at Cashel, Horse & The contractor has commenced construction works in some ster for Community, Rural Structure 110 at Pouldine & Gaeltacht Affairs, Jockey, Two Mile Borris and Urlingford . There will areas of the site which include; x Eamon O'Cuiv TD, Fr Sean be an at grade junction at Oldtown south of Cullahill Structure 112 at Ballyvinnane Healy, CORI and Fergus x Site Clearance x to tie in to the existing N8 temporarily until the next Finlay, Chief Executive of Topsoil Strip Rock Excavation at Inchirourke Barnardos. phase to the north is completed. x x Soft Ground Excavation at Ballytarsna, TwoMile On Friday, February 16, x x Bulk Earthworks at Ballytarsna, Horse & Work to date Borris and Longfordpass the Jockey and Longfordpass TD laid a wreath at the The scheme was successfully brought through the x Rock Excavation at Grangemore and Longfordpass grave of the founder of Local road diversions around bridge locations will Muintir Na Tire, John M planning process which included an Environmental x Haul Road Construction have a mandatory reduced speed limit which will Canon Hayes in Bansha, Impact Statement (EIS) and Compulsory Purchase x Drainage Culverts Co. Tipperary and a num- Order (CPO). An Bord Pleanala approved the scheme be enforceable by Gardai. Some Road Closures will ber of other events are tak- x Fencing following detailed submissions and a subsequent Oral also be required for which alternative routes will be ing place to mark the x Local Road Diversions on N75 west of the Turnpike, provided . Road closures will be subject to anniversary. Hearing. Ballyvinnane and Lisheen Road statutory procedures and will be advertised in the Muintir na Tíre is a Kilkenny County Council have recently appointed national voluntary organi- x Temporary Service Diversions local press. sation dedicated to promot- SRB Civil Engineering Ltd (a joint venture between x Enabling works for Bridges & Structures ing the process of commu- Roadbridge Ltd and John Sisk & Son Ltd) to design Kilkenny County Council and SRB will have nity development. Founded and build the M8N8 Cullahill to Cashel Scheme. continuous liaison with landowners and members in 1937, it aims to enhance of the public during the course of the project. the capacities of people in Roughan & O ‘Donovan and RPS Consulting communities, rural and urban, to become involved in local social, economic, cultural and environmental development. Its basic structure is the democratically elected rep- resentative Community Council and it endeavours to represent the interests of local communities at the different levels of policy- making. It has a national network of over 1500 Community Councils, Community Alert Soft Ground Excavation at Ballytarsna Bridge Structure 120 Bord Na Mona Railway Fencing at Longfordpass groups and associated development groups.