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Six One News: Paul Reynolds, Environment Correspondent, reports on the findings of the study into urbane waste water treatment plants
A comprehensive study of Ireland's sewerage system has found around 43% of all effluent was being discharged untreated in 2002, and many treatment works were suffering serious deterioration.
The study concluded that 40% of the effluent was discharged into sensitive waters and also found Local Authorities provided figures 'of low reliability'.
However the Minister for the Environment, Dick Roche, said there has been a significant improvement since then.
Minister Roche also re-iterated that Councils who rezone lands in conflict with the Spatial Strategy and planning guidelines will not get State funding for wastewater works.
