NI Water is pleased to announce the completion of a major base maintenance programme at North Coast Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW), as the popular tourist spot gears up for a busy summer.

Over £1.6m has been invested at North Coast WwTW over the last year to refurbish the treatment processes at the Roselick Road site, ensuring that this key piece of wastewater infrastructure is equipped to cope with the substantial increase in flows generated by the influx of visitors to the area.

Speaking about the improvements, Derek Crabbe, NI Water Senior Project Manager said: “North Coast WwTW can experience vast fluctuations in flows between winter and summer periods, and with so many events on the cards this year, we wanted to ensure that the treatment processes were playing off scratch and the plant continues to maintain compliance.

“NI Water and our project team from RPS and BSG Civil Engineering swung into action with the programme of improvements in early 2024 to ensure that the work could be completed well ahead of the 153rd Open Championship getting underway at Royal Portrush in July. 

“I’d like to pay tribute to our northern region WwTW base maintenance team for completing the work ahead of schedule and thank our operational colleagues for their assistance throughout many months of refurbishment works. The investment made will not only support the area’s thriving tourism scene but will also ensure that the treatment works serves local residents and businesses for many years to come.”