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Water Services
The Water Services Section ensures the provision and maintenance of adequate water supplies, wastewater treatment and disposal facilities to meet current needs. To provide for existing infrastructure gaps and future needs, we also undertake Capital Projects throughout the County through funding made available under the Water Services Investment Programme. Under the Rural Water Programme which include Group Water Schemes a number of minor improvement works are being carried out.
Water Services provides support to the Planning Department and consults with the public on planning issues relating to Water Planning Guidelines.
We are also responsible for the upkeep and improvements of Cemeteries
Information on Water Conservation, Water Charges, Water Quailty and Wastewater Discharges is also available from this section of the website.
Water Services Forms are available to download.
The management of operations and maintenance is divided into three geographical areas, each managed by its own operations section. Queries should be addressed to the appropriate office.
For operational issues contact the appropriate Area Office, for planning and all other queries please contact head office.
Head Office
Water Services Section, Aras and Chontae, JFL Avenue, Portlaoise.Co. Laois
Telephone: 057 86 64000 Fax: 057 86 74383
More information on our area offices including a map is available under Your Council.
Water Pollution
The Environment Section looks after the quality of Surface Waters in our County, i.e., rivers, lakes and streams. Under the Water Framework Directive (WFD), a management program is in place to monitor and improve the quality of our surface waters within our river basin district. Under the management plan, key potential pollution sources have been identified as -
Only discharges which have been licensed with a Discharge License are permitted to discharge to surface waters.
It is an offence under Section 3 of the Local Government (Water Pollution) Acts, 1977 and 1990 to cause or permit any polluting matter to enter waters. A person who permits polluting matter to enter waters shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to prosecution by the Local Authority, the Fisheries Board or any other person.
If you are aware of a person allowing polluting matter to enter any waters, please contact the environment section of Laois County Council.
(07/Nov/2011)
Laois County Council scooped top prize at the 2011 Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards ceremony held recently in Dublin. The Portlaoise Main Drainage Scheme received the Excellence Award in the Environmental Infrastructure category. The award was sponsored by the ESB and the Environmental Protection Agency and was presented on the night by, one of RTE’s most popular broadcasters, Mary Kennedy.
The project was funded by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and the project was managed by Laois County Council. Consulting Engineers for the Scheme were RPS, based in Dun Laoghaire. Contractors on the Scheme were Murphy International Ltd., who constructed the new network for the town, and AECOM, who constructed the new wastewater treatment plant.
The award is for the management of a public wastewater treatment facility or collection/distribution system that demonstrates excellence in the performance of environmental infrastructure in terms of value for money, treatment performance and waste prevention.
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