Northern Ireland Water has completed an £8 million upgrade at its Newcastle Waster treatment works
The completion of the major investment at the plant will deliver an improved standard of discharge to local bathing waters in line with future European Directives.
As well as major refurbishment work at the existing WwTW, a major new extension was constructed which included an additional UV treatment stream and an extensive stormwater storage facility. The eco-friendly “green roof” of the new extension is also a highlight and NI Water’s project team worked closely with architects, engineers and local landscape experts to develop a visually-pleasing design for the roof of the new extension.
Newry, Mourne and Down Council are currently in the process of purchasing the Generator House, which NI Water no longer require at the Newcastle plant following the refurbishment.The Council intend to use the Generator House as a Harbourmaster’s Office and Public Information Point, which will further enhance the Harbour as part of the Council’s Regeneration Plan.
“NI Water is committed to protecting the environment and every year we return 1.3 billion litres of wastewater from over 1000 Wastewater Treatment Works across Northern Ireland. The completion of the Newcastle project is just one example of our continued commitment to the environment, enhancing local bathing water quality and ensuring that we meet current and future EU directives.”
The contractor for the Newcastle project was a joint venture partnership between Saintfield-based Dawson WAM and Ovivo from Newry
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