Galwegians drinking their own ****e again...

MadsL · 03-02-2014 05:43PM #1

http://www.thejournal.ie/galway-sewage-1294394-Feb2014/

Past a joke at this stage, are Galway County Council competent or should a further investigation be held as to their fitness for office?

Gambas · 03-02-2014 05:50PM

There is nothing in that article that says there is an issue with the quality of drinking water in Glenamaddy? An since when are An Taisce qualified to determine if there is? It's a scare tactic to get the turlough protected. Not that there is anything wrong with that in itself, but when it translates into 'Galwegians drinking their own sh!te' then a few people along the way have lost the plot.

Red Pepper · 03-02-2014 05:53PM

A turlough is a thinking man's flood.

MadsL · 03-02-2014 06:00PM

Gambas wrote: »

There is nothing in that article that says there is an issue with the quality of drinking water in Glenamaddy? An since when are An Taisce qualified to determine if there is? It's a scare tactic to get the turlough protected. Not that there is anything wrong with that in itself, but when it translates into 'Galwegians drinking their own sh!te' then a few people along the way have lost the plot.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Byc1SOzeg2lPRjQ1bEFtRFRmRzg/edit

August 1997: “sewage effluent [from Glenamaddy] directly enters a swallow hole draining the turlough and goes straight into the ground water. This is resulting in eutrophication of the turlough, not to mention a totally unacceptable health hazard” (Dúchas, now NPWS)

June 2009: “the existing wastewater treatment plant would not be considered to be effective at treating the sewage generated within [Glenamaddy]...[It] is grossly undersized and may currently be significantly impacting on the [Glenamaddy] Turlough and the ground water in the region” (Galway County Council)

Read the report... An Taisce are highlighting Galway Co Co's own application to the EPA.

Galwayguy35 · 03-02-2014 06:11PM

Real classy thread title.

MadsL · 03-02-2014 06:12PM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Real classy thread title.

Real classy town of 700 dumping their shite in a Special Area of Conservation.

Stay classy Galway.

Sir Arthur Daley · 03-02-2014 06:14PM

There would be less waste water if the people didn't wash their hands after using the toilet, would vastly improve the problem.

Galwayguy35 · 03-02-2014 06:16PM

MadsL wrote: »

Real classy town of 700 dumping their shite in a Special Area of Conservation.

Stay classy Galway.

It's a subject that should be discussed, but it's just not possible with you because you're always trying to get a dig in somewhere along the way.

shedweller · 03-02-2014 06:18PM

The water tax will fix this no problem!

MadsL · 03-02-2014 06:20PM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

It's a subject that should be discussed, but it's just not possible with you because you're always trying to get a dig in somewhere along the way.

I see. You weigh in with a dig, and get told a hard truth in return, and it is my fault.

Perhaps Galway County Council's incompetence and corruption is a sore subject for you.

Galwayguy35 · 03-02-2014 06:22PM

MadsL wrote: »

I see. You weigh in with a dig, and get told a hard truth in return, and it is my fault.

Perhaps Galway County Council's incompetence and corruption is a sore subject for you.

I have nothing to do with Galway CC so there's no "sore subject".

Sky King · 03-02-2014 06:23PM

Real classy thread title.

I thought of necknomination when I saw the thread title, I have to admit.

MadsL · 03-02-2014 06:25PM

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

I have nothing to do with Galway CC so there's no "sore subject".

County pride perhaps?...anyway, will we discuss the topic? Anything to add?

ScumLord · 03-02-2014 06:26PM

MadsL wrote: »

Real classy town of 700 dumping their shite in a Special Area of Conservation.

Stay classy Galway.

Yes, all the people of the town went up with buckets and dumped their **** into the hole. :rolleyes:

We have little to no respect for the land in this country, most people only see it as something to be exploited for short term profit or at worst held onto so someone else can't profit in their stead.

We're quickly turning this island into a barren pile of muck.

anncoates · 03-02-2014 06:26PM

So that's how Galway Bay Brewery get that distinctive taste for Buried At Sea stout.

MadsL · 03-02-2014 06:29PM

ScumLord wrote: »

Yes, all the people of the town went up with buckets and dumped their **** into the hole. :rolleyes:

I assume anyone with half a brain in that town knows where their shit ends up. The question is do they care?

We have little to no respect for the land in this country, most people only see it as something to be exploited for short term profit or at worst held onto so someone else can't profit in their stead.

We're quickly turning this island into a barren pile of muck.

Well said. The people who are supposed to protect it for the nation are the ones most culpable. City & County Councils need radical reform and supervision.

Diabhal Beag · 03-02-2014 06:35PM

Time for the Britta filter again scan.

My name is URL · 03-02-2014 06:40PM

Gambas wrote: »

There is nothing in that article that says there is an issue with the quality of drinking water in Glenamaddy? An since when are An Taisce qualified to determine if there is? It's a scare tactic to get the turlough protected. Not that there is anything wrong with that in itself, but when it translates into 'Galwegians drinking their own sh!te' then a few people along the way have lost the plot.

It's a silly and inflammatory thread title, but why wouldn't An Taisce be qualified to determine that waste water is being pumped into the turlough? They operate on behalf of the Dept. of the Environment amongst others, so they have ample expertise in the area.

It should be properly protected in any case. There's not much else in the way of areas of such scientific importance which are unique to Ireland.

ScumLord · 03-02-2014 06:42PM

MadsL wrote: »

I assume anyone with half a brain in that town knows where their shit ends up. The question is do they care?

But what can they do about it? It sounds like they've been on about the problems with their sewage for the past 20 years. The only way they will ever get it fixed is to elect a local independant who makes it their one mission in office to fix that one particular problem.

MadsL · 03-02-2014 06:45PM

ScumLord wrote: »

But what can they do about it? It sounds like they've been on about the problems with their sewage for the past 20 years. The only way they will ever get it fixed is to elect a local independant who makes it their one mission in office to fix that one particular problem.

700 people giving out shite (heh, see what I did there) to the Council rather than shrugging would be a start.

At least AT highlighting this is a start.

MadsL · 03-02-2014 06:46PM

My name is URL wrote: »

They operate on behalf of the Dept. of the Environment amongst others,

Eh? They are a charity.

so they have ample expertise in the area.

They are the oldest environmental charity, so yes there is plenty of experience with such matters.[/QUOTE]

ScumLord · 03-02-2014 06:49PM

MadsL wrote: »

700 people giving out shite (heh, see what I did there) to the Council rather than shrugging would be a start.

What makes you think they haven't been kicking up stink about this for the past 20 years? It's not the first time I've heard about this problem.

MadsL · 03-02-2014 06:53PM

Gambas wrote: »

There is nothing in that article that says there is an issue with the quality of drinking water in Glenamaddy? An since when are An Taisce qualified to determine if there is?

Probably more qualified than this FF sheep farmer.

http://www.cllrmichaelconnolly.com/polhistory.html

Chairman of Water Monitoring Committee, Galway County

Also supports turf-cutting and fixshed the roads.

MadsL · 03-02-2014 06:54PM

ScumLord wrote: »

What makes you think they haven't been kicking up stink about this for the past 20 years? It's not the first time I've heard about this problem.

Linky?

My name is URL · 03-02-2014 06:55PM

MadsL wrote: »

Eh? They are a charity.

And?

The organisation is split into three operational divisions:

Environmental Education Unit operates nationwide programmes on behalf of the Irish government's Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, the Dublin Transportation Office and the European Union

foggy_lad · 03-02-2014 06:58PM

I read the title as Glaswegians drinking their own urine again and immediately thought if they can drink that iron-bru they'd drink anything.

Then I started wondering if that is Big Tom's Glenamaddy?

MadsL · 03-02-2014 06:59PM

My name is URL wrote: »

And?

That's the Green Schools/Green Flag programme. The Educational unit is the only portion of AT that runs anything for the DoE.

Pretty much everything else is charity run.

My name is URL · 03-02-2014 07:03PM

I don't think I suggested that it wasn't charity run. All I said is that they operate to some degree on behalf of the DoE amongst others, which they do. And it was in response to someone asking why An Taisce would feel like they are qualified to make such claims.

ScumLord · 03-02-2014 07:03PM

MadsL wrote: »

Linky?

Not everything in the Irish countryside works on links, you'll have to go into Harte's and order yourself a pint.

SpaceTime · 03-02-2014 07:08PM

Maybe they thought disappearing lakes were a bit like wormholes and that the sewage was in fact coming out in a different dimension?

MadsL · 03-02-2014 07:10PM

ScumLord wrote: »

Not everything in the Irish countryside works on links, you'll have to go into Harte's and order yourself a pint.

In other words "believe what I say, but I have no evidence to back up my claim".

http://www.epa.ie/pubs/reports/water/ground/gwmpinfo/EPA_DWZOC_Glenamaddy%20-%20Bushtown%20Spring.pdf

Has no monitoring of groundwater quality in place, yet no-one appears concerned locally.

Galwegians drinking their own ****e again...

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