Uisce Éireann is sending its fourth fully containerised water treatment plant to war-torn Ukraine - the plant can deliver 4.8million litres of clean drinking water per day.
Uisce Éireann is sending its fourth fully containerised water treatment plant to war-torn Ukraine - the plant can deliver 4.8million litres of clean drinking water per day.
The fully containerised water treatment plant (WTP) is on its way from Ireland to war-torn Ukraine, helping to supply communities in need with vital supplies of clean drinking water.
In response to urgent calls for support, Uisce Éireann donated two containerised WTP systems in 2022, another one in 2023 with a fourth which has now has been shipped.
The self-contained unit, the largest Uisce Éireann has sent, is capable of treating up to 120,000 litres of water per hour which will supply up to 18,600 people, or the equivalent of 4.8 million one-litre bottles of clean water, per day.
An estimated 1.4 million people having no access to safe running water across Eastern Ukraine alone, according to a recent report from UNICEF.
Niall Gleeson, Uisce Éireann’s Chief Executive Officer said:
“Access to safe water is a fundamental human need, and we can often take for granted given our access to fresh and safe water here in Ireland. We know that the situation in Ukraine has resulted in water supply being disrupted entirely or severely polluted, meaning it is unsafe for drinking. We hope our donation of these units will play a role to help some of the people suffering in Ukraine access safe water.”
Built by Coffey on behalf of Uisce Éireann, the latest unit, like the three which were sent previously, contains the filters, backwash pump and UV reactors required to fully treat drinking water. It has all the necessary pipework and equipment to enable the self-contained water solutions to be operational very quickly when placed in situ.
To aid set-up on arrival, contact details are included within the units to enable online support for any commissioning and operating queries which will be provided at no cost by Coffey in Galway.
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