EPA Prosecutes Irish Water – Freshford (D0526-01)

Hearing Date: January 11, 2022

On the 11^th January 2022 the Environmental Protection Agency prosecuted Irish Water (Freshford) at Kilkenny District Court.

Irish Water pleaded guilty to breaching a condition of its Waste Water Discharge Licence – D0526-01 by:

• Failing to comply with Condition 3.2, in that there was a discharge of sewage from the Freshford Pumping Station storm water overflow into the River Nuenna, being a discharge from the waste water works which was not permitted under and was not in accordance with said licence, within the period commencing on the 12^th day of April 2020 and ending on the 14^th day of April 2020 (both dates inclusive).

Judge Carthy convicted Irish Water and imposed a fine of €2000. Agency costs were also awarded.