Northern Ireland Water has officially opened its award winning £13.5m Wastewater Treatment Works in Enniskillen.

The state-of-the-art facility is designed to cater for a population of 35,000 and will ensure the latest environment agency standards and the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive are met.

Welcoming the project’s completion Regional Development Minister, Conor Murphy said:

“The completion of this works will have a major impact on the local community and its economy, and will assist with the ongoing development of the area including the new Erne Hospital.

“It will also mean a safer environment, particularly in relation to the improvement of river water quality in Lough Erne. The works was recently awarded a Green Apple Environmental Award in recognition of the innovative way in which the building harvests rainwater.

“My department’s ongoing investment will allow NI Water to respond to increasing demand and to provide consumers with a world class wastewater service.”

Laurence McKenzie, Chief Executive of NI Water, added:

“NI Water is committed to investing in projects that will deliver the best innovative solutions and benefit the local community, economy and environment.

“The fact that this Treatment Works has already been publicly recognised for its environmental practices is testament to how seriously NI Water takes its role as environmental stewards.

“The delivery of this project is something that we at NI Water are proud of. As the ultimate owners of NI Water, and the beneficiaries of this work, we hope it is something that the local community can also take some pride in.”

£5M Toome wastewater upgrade scheme gets underway

The company announced this week that work has started on the second section of pipe laying for the new large diameter sewer along Main Street Toome as part of its £5m wastewater upgrade scheme for the Toome/Creagh area.

Kieran Grant, NI Water Project Manager for the work said:

“This new gravity sewer is part of a wider programme of network improvements being carried out to facilitate development and bring about significant environmental benefits in the area.

“We realise that projects of this nature can have an impact on the local community and greatly appreciate the ongoing co-operation of all businesses and residents in the area. NI Water and its contractors, GEDA Construction, will continue to employ the latest tunnelling methods to minimise the impact in Toome and will work to carry out the project as quickly as possible.”
The £5m Toome/Creagh project will also see the installation of new sewers along the Blackpark and Derrygarve Roads; the refurbishment of some existing pipelines and the upgrade of a number of associated pumping stations to link the wider Toome area with the modern new wastewater treatment works under construction in Creagh.