AQW 14568/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Infrastructure
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether (i) those areas defined by NI Water as having insufficient wastewater capacity; and (ii) those in the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area since 2017, will be prioritised as part of the PC21 Business Programme.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 12 February 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 12 February 2021
- Answer due by
- 1 March 2021
- Answered
- 22 February 202110 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Infrastructure
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The prioritising of PC21 investment by NI Water for new and upgraded wastewater treatment works (WwTW) during a Price Control period, involves an evidence-based approach. NI Water and NIEA have an agreed scoring system to convert the evidence-based assessments into an overall prioritisation that encompasses wastewater treatment works, sewer networks and wastewater pumping stations investment needs. This process aims to maximise the benefit the solution provides to NI Water’s customers and the environment.
In the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area, wastewater system upgrades totalling ca £18 million are prioritised for investment during PC21. The specific areas and infrastructure which have been prioritised are as follows:
Kilrea WwTW
Aghanloo WwTW
North Coast DA Strand Road WwPS
Dernaflaw Sewerage
Limavady Catchment Upgrades
Limavady - Bovally WwPS
Limavady UID-Ballyclose St CSO
In addition, base maintenance investments will also be conducted, throughout the 6-year PC21 period, to maintain the existing wastewater asset base.