To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail what assessment her Department has made of the investment required to upgrade wastewater treatment infrastructure, to reduce nutrient discharges into rivers and coastal waters in East Londonderry.

The management of public wastewater infrastructure is an operational matter for NI Water. However, I have sought the requested information from NI Water and have been advised as follows:

During each Price Control, NI Water works closely with the environmental regulator, the NIEA, to agree the priorities for wastewater investment, to deliver water quality improvements, which includes consideration of any capital works upgrades to meet nutrient standards, such as ammonia and phosphorus limits.

NI Water does not record its information by constituency. However, it has identified and set out below, the relevant wastewater schemes in the East Derry area which were identified for investment in the Price Control 21 Final Determination, subject to the availability of funding.

Relevant Wastewater Schemes in the East Derry area

Aghanloo Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW)

Ballykelly WwTW

Dunloy WwTW

Donnybrewer Drainage Area (DA) Eglinton Cottage Way Wastewater Pumping Station (WwPS)

Kilrea WwTW

Limavady Catchment Upgrades

Limavady DA - Bovally WwPS

Limavady DA UID-Ballyclose Street CSO

North Coast DA Ballycairn CSO CAI Playing Fields

North Coast DA Strand Road WwPS

Rossbay & Caw Park, Storm Sewer Extension

West Area Essential Base Maintenance and Optimisation Year 5 and 6

For any future queries relating to operational matters, you should contact NI Water directly, through the Elected Representatives Hotline on 0345 300 6461 or through waterline@niwater.com

Making direct contact with NI Water will ensure that you receive the information in the shortest possible timeframe and make best use of limited public resources.