Northern Ireland Water has awarded a contract worth nearly £5 million to BSG Civil Engineering Ltd for a major upgrade at its Ballycastle Wastewater Treatment Works.

The principal drivers for the project are compliance with the Water Order Consent and accommodating the projected increase in future population of circa 11 500 PE.

Planning approval was granted on 24.4.2013. NIWater  is envisages that the contract will run for 18 months, incorporating design, construction, commissioning and performance testing.

BSG were one of five companies in the bidding for the work, which has an estimated total value of £4, 956411.