Civil Engineering - Waste water Treatment Project
Proposed new WwTW
New WwTW artist impression
Waste water Treatment Project, Bushmills and Portballintrae
The scheme represents an investment by NI Water of £6.5m to rationalise wastewater treatment and carry out essential upgrades to the existing sewerage network. This will raise the standard of discharge and improve the quality of bathing waters and rivers in this popular tourist region.
| Client: | NI Water |
| Consultants: | |
| Contract Duration: | Feb 09 - Sept 10 |
| Brief Description: | Construction of a new Wastewater Treatment Works at Bushmills and refurbishment of the current wastewater treatment facility in Portballintrae. |
| Laying of new 1.8km (250mm dia) pumping main to link Portballintrae to the new Bushmills site. | |
| Refurbishment of Seaport Avenue Pumping Station and Caravan Park Pumping Station in Portballintrae. | |
| The new works at Bushmills has been designed to treat flows from the nearby Giant's Causeway and Aird regions, allowing existing outdated wastewater works at these sites to be decommissioned in the future. | |
| NI Water and GEDA/EIMCO have developed a robust Environmental Management Plan to meet NIEA requirements for the contract which means that all possible measures will be undertaken to ensure that the construction work does not adversely impact on the adjacent River Bush or other watercourses. | |
| As an added benefit, the team have also been working closely with the Dept of Culture Arts and Leisure and other river stakeholders to identify how the aquatic environment could be enhanced and are looking at carrying out some improvements along the riverside as part of this scheme. |
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