Courtmacsherry Scum

BMurr

Went for a trip to Courmac today in the hope of doing a bit of light fishing with the kids. We were appalled by the amount of thick green scum floating around the water and gathering along the waterfront in huge quantities, surely a fantastic example of pollution from sewage/nitrate runoff if ever there was one. I won't be going back there in a hurry. Does anyone else lament the downfall of this area? Does it coincide with the boom in housing developments there over the last decade or so?:eek:

MunsterCycling

Darn I thought you were referring to the locals....

dahamsta

Those fellas from Buttevant get everywhere.

Mick Regan

The algae has been appearing for about the last 10 years and it seems the cause is known.

Here's the official lowdown:

Scientific studies say the weed is fertilised by untreated waste water, and nutrient run-off from silage spreading. In view of the urgent situation, silage-spreading was voluntarily reduced by local farmers and a new waste-water treatment plant was designed and approved by Cork County Council. Construction of the plant faces delays as the relatively modest budget awaits approval in the Department of the Environment.

The bay is also supposed to be designated an Area of Special Conservation in 2009 - work that one out!?

BMurr

Perhaps the area of conservation is supposed to conserve scum, since that seems to be what the government is best at these days :rolleyes:

rebelbabe

we have a holiday home down there, and i only had a proper look around last month and tbh i was disgusted at the state of the area, i remember years ago when that area was lovely, now i wont go near it

Johnnyjump

It was lovely a few years ago. That's disappointing to hear.