A local residents group in Westmeath are against the idea for a number of reasons.
Plans to select a waste treatment plant in Mullingar as a regional sludge hub have come ''through the back door''.
That's the view of a local residents group - who say the closest house to the potential facility is just twenty three metres.
Irish Water have identified 7 sites which also include Portlaoise and Tullamore as possible locations for the new plant for the East Midlands.
Secretary of Newbrook Grove & Newbrook Drive residents association Breda Keeley says the move will have a huge impact locally:
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