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Fri 07 Jul 2002Building heightens Clonmel flooding problem
Flooding in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, has been intensified in recent years by the location of developments in the floodplain of the River Suir, including the town's sewage treatment plant.
The plant, which was commissioned in 1999 at a cost of £13 million (€16.5 million), is located downstream of Clonmel in an area prone to flooding and is protected by embankments.
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