Council quizzed on water plant odours
THE council has addressed ongoing odour issues coming from the Swords Waste Water Treatment Plant.
Answering a question on the issue from Cllr Justin Sinnott (NP), the council reported: ‘Due to the nature of the activity undertaken at Swords Waste Water Treatment Facilities, intermittent odour release is an unavoidable consequence of such an operation. Odours can be caused by the decomposition of various fractions of the organic matter present in the wastewater.
‘Given that the matter supplied to the plant comes from the networks, this issue can occur in either the source lines or within the process in the plant itself. As the matter and the volumes vary the process can therefore change quite significantly. This coupled with the many moving parts within a plant which require regular maintenance and indeed repair upon breakdown or failure are all items which can have an adverse effect on the process, thus causing odour release. All measures available to FCC to combat odour release including odour control units and deodorising units are employed throughout the site.’