The Swords Watermain Rehabilitation Scheme Project
As the age-old proverb suggests, necessity is indeed the ‘mother of invention’, and within a construction and engineering context particularly, we have seen time and time again that the primary driving force for innovation is the need to resolve a real and immediate problem. This was certainly the case for the Swords Watermain Rehabilitation Scheme. […]
Dunkellin River Flood Relief
Following the intense flooding of the Dunkellin River in November 2009, TOBIN was appointed to design a scheme to alleviate flooding between Craughwell and Kilcolgan in County Galway. The works consist of: (1) Channel deepening in Craughwell village to the confluence of the Aggard Stream (2) Local channel widening at Rinn Bridge (3) […]
Flood Risk Mitigation Works at Letterkenny General Hospital
In July 2013, following intense rainfall in the area, flooding occurred in parts of Letterkenny General Hospital. The source of the flood water was a local stream known as the Sprackburn Tributary (a tributary of the River Swilly), which runs towards the hospital and enters a 1350mm diameter circular culvert running through the hospital grounds. […]
Stoneyford Waste Water Treatment Plant Upgrade
TOBIN carried out Designer Services for Stoneyford Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade including flood risk assessment and relocation of infrastructure and M&E equipment above flood level. The existing wastewater treatment works and mechanical and electrical plant at Stoneyford in Co. Kilkenny was located in a flood risk zone. The treatment Plant also did not meet required […]
On-Site Wastewater Management Training Programme
In Ireland, wastewater from approximately 500,000 houses is treated by on-site treatment systems. It is essential in the interests of public health to ensure the safe disposal of wastewater from a development. A site assessment will determine whether or not a particular site can achieve this. This training programme aims to enable site assessors to […]
Omeath Sewerage Scheme, Co.Louth
A Preliminary Report was undertaken by TOBIN in 2012 to determine the best location for the treatment of wastewater from the Omeath Agglomeration and to identify the extent of works required to rehabilitate and upgrade the existing wastewater collection system. The current phased development involves provision for a 1000p.e wastewater treatment plant, construction of new […]