01/07/2003
£14.5m wastewater treatment set for Larne
The Department of Regional Development (DRD) has confirmed that work on a new £14.5 million wastewater treatment works for Larne will get underway this autumn.
The work is part of a £22 million capital works programme for the next three years which was presented to Larne Borough Council by DRD Water Service’s Northern Division’s infrastructure manager, Frank Stewart.
Mr Stewart said: "There is a need to make a substantial investment in Northern Ireland’s water and sewerage infrastructure to comply with European Directives and meet increasing customer demands.
"The largest project will be the provision of a new wastewater treatment works for Larne town and immediate catchment area.
"The new plant will have the capacity to deal with wastewater from residential, commercial and industrial consumers in Larne town and the surrounding villages of Ballygalley and Glynn for at least the next 25 years."
The project, currently at tender stage, is scheduled for a target commencement in autumn 2003 and completion in the autumn of 2005.
Approximately £3 billion must be invested in Northern Ireland’s water and sewerage services over the next 20 years to comply with increasingly rigorous European Directives on Water Quality, respond to increasing demand for water and sewerage services, safeguard public health and replace ageing infrastructure.
(MB)
The work is part of a £22 million capital works programme for the next three years which was presented to Larne Borough Council by DRD Water Service’s Northern Division’s infrastructure manager, Frank Stewart.
Mr Stewart said: "There is a need to make a substantial investment in Northern Ireland’s water and sewerage infrastructure to comply with European Directives and meet increasing customer demands.
"The largest project will be the provision of a new wastewater treatment works for Larne town and immediate catchment area.
"The new plant will have the capacity to deal with wastewater from residential, commercial and industrial consumers in Larne town and the surrounding villages of Ballygalley and Glynn for at least the next 25 years."
The project, currently at tender stage, is scheduled for a target commencement in autumn 2003 and completion in the autumn of 2005.
Approximately £3 billion must be invested in Northern Ireland’s water and sewerage services over the next 20 years to comply with increasingly rigorous European Directives on Water Quality, respond to increasing demand for water and sewerage services, safeguard public health and replace ageing infrastructure.
(MB)
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