Cobh & Harbour Chamber Business Breakfast – Wed 14th October

Cobh & Harbour Chamber Business Breakfast

Date: Wednesday, 14th October 7.15am

Venue: Commodore Hotel

Cobh & Harbour Chamber are delighted to host our next Business Breakfast meeting Wednesday 14th of October in the Commodore Hotel. Catherine Sheridan and Déaglán Healy of the Cork Lower Harbour Drainage Scheme have kindly agreed to come along to the meeting and give us a presentation on the Drainage Scheme followed by a Q & A. See details below.

I am sure this presentation will be of interest to all Businesses in the town and we would encourage all Business people to attend. The meeting is open to all members and Business non-members.

The format is as follows….
7.15am – Registration
7.15am – 7.30am – Open Networking/Light Breakfast
7.30am – 8.10am – Presentation from Cork Lower Harbour Drainage Scheme
8.10am – 8.30am Q & A
8.30am – Meeting Closes

Attendees must register for this event at networking@cobhharbourchamber.ie

Cost: €5.00 payable on arrival

Cork Lower Harbour Drainage Scheme Press Release:
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. Cobh, Passage West, Glenbrook, Monkstown, Carrigaline, Shanbally and Ringaskiddy are just some of the areas that border the Harbour. The Cork Lower Harbour Main Drainage Project is required to significantly enhance the water quality in Cork Harbour. Currently, wastewater from Cobh, Carrigaline, Passage West/Monkstown and Ringaskiddy is discharged untreated into the Harbour.
The Cork Lower Harbour Main Drainage Project will provide enhanced wastewater treatment through the development of a new wastewater treatment plant at Shanbally County Cork. The Project is important in terms of protecting the environment, facilitating economic development and providing for a growing population. The plant will serve the areas of Cobh, Carrigaline, Crosshaven, Passage West/Monkstown (including Glenbrook) and Ringaskiddy (including Shanbally & Coolmore). In addition to this, the need for a wastewater treatment plant for Cork Lower Harbour is a requirement under both European and National legislation in order to improve health, integrity of the environment and improve water quality in compliance with the European Union’s Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive. The Cork Lower Harbour Main Drainage Project will ensure that these water quality standards set down by regulatory bodies will be achieved, which will help Ireland to avoid substantial financial penalties.

The Project will also have a positive impact on the local economy and community, as improved water quality will increase the amenity value of the Lower Harbour, and act as a platform for social and economic development. The Project includes built-in resilience in order for the wastewater infrastructure to be able to accommodate the increase in local population.

CLHMD Project Manager Deáglán Healy and CLHMD Project Community Relations Manager Catherine Sheridan will give a presentation to the Cobh & Harbour Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday 14th October 2015 . This presentation will

• Give background to the project and the project team
• Update attendees on project including ongoing construction of WWTP in Shanbally
• Inform attendees of upcoming project activities and opportunities to get involved

The project team will be available to answer questions after the presentation as well as during the networking event.