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Cork Harbour

Cork Lower Harbour is world renowned. It has a rich maritime history
and a proud industrial tradition. It supports employment, fosters
tourism and provides many opportunities for water-based activities.

Currently wastewater amounting to 20 tonnes of John Sisk & Son are PSCS, on behalf of the Joint
raw sewage (the equivalent of three Olympic- Venture and have successfully administered the
size swimming pools) from the towns of contract for the entire build to date. We have also
Cobh, Carrigaline, Passage West, Monkstown and participated extensively in local liaison activities with
Ringaskiddy is discharged untreated into the Harbour the community, industries, the local school and both
daily. Therefore, in order to comply with EU directives GAA and soccer clubs.
the Main Drainage Project is required to significantly
enhance the water quality for the entire region. The project commenced in a green field site in a
rural setting in July 2015 and has incorporated the
EPS/ Sisk JV are nearing completion on the hi-tech movement of 50,000m3 of spoil on site; placement
wastewater treatment plant at Shanbally which is a key of 8,000m3 of concrete; tying 1,000 tonnes of steel;
element of the Lower Harbour Main Drainage Project, import 40,000 tonnes of granular material and laying
which when completed will end that daily discharge. approx. 14km of pipework. 600 persons have been
The contract is a design and build and will cater for inducted with almost 170,000 man hours worked.
a population equivalent of 65,000. The treatment
technology for the project is a process known as The contract required a long term closure of a rural
Nereda and the project is only the third of its type approach road to the plant with extensive diversion
to be constructed in Ireland or the UK. Nereda is an routes and also disruption and lane closures on the
award-winning innovative technology that purifies N28 road which serves the busy port and industrial
water using the unique features of aerobic granular heartland of Ringaskiddy. This phase of the project
mass. It requires less energy and chemicals and has a also required extensive works to be undertaken past
smaller footprint than conventional water treatment a local school and through a busy roundabout at
systems. Shanbally during school summer holidays.

An aerial shot of the site Good relations have been established and maintained
with our JV partners and we have taken a collaborative
approach to working with clients and stakeholders
to ensure the delivery of the scheme in-fitting with
Irish Water’s vision, with minimal effect on the local
community and environs.

Projected completion is Q2 2017 and EPS will further
operate the facility for a period of up to nine years on
behalf of Irish Water.

The team at Cork Lower Harbour

The civil scope includes:
• Design and construction of a new Waste Water

Treatment Plant incl. upgrade of existing access
roads and provision of outlying pipelines
(Monkstown Rising Main, Church Road AC Twin
Rising Mains, Existing Outfall Connection and
Coolmore Rising Main),
• Upgrade of existing Church Road Pumping Station
incl. decommissioning and demolition of existing
infrastructure, and
• Design and construction of the Shanbally Pump
Station incl. the provision of outlying pipelines i.e.
gravity and rising mains.

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