Waterford site given waste management licence

The riverside site which will be sold in Waterford has been provided with a waste management licence by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Bord Gais has responsibility for cleaning up the site. A spokesperson for the company said it had appointed a joint venture of SIAC and ENVISAN, Jan De Nul NV as contractors for the renovation of the site at the waterside in Waterford City.

The project is due to be completed in October 2006. The spokesperson indicated that waste would be moved from Waterford to a Belgian base.
“Waste material will be transported from the site to the nearby Bellview Port in Waterford, where it will be shipped directly to a treatment facility in Antwerp for thermal treatment. It is intended that the site will be sold for future redevelopment,” she said.

In December Waterford city councillors spoke about the appearance of the site. Independent councillor Davy Daniels highlighted the importance of the waterside area as an amenity but said it needed to be cleaned up.
He also said that buildings which had fallen into ruin were becoming a problem in the area.