Locals make a splash enjoying Balmoral Show

Locals make a splash enjoying Balmoral Show

21 May 2025

LOCAL people were among many who visited the NI Water stand at last week’s Balmoral Show.

The annual event at Eikon Centre outside Lisburn was the venue for the organisation to launch its annual campaign to raise awareness of the importance of water and the role its team plays in protecting it.

The ‘Quality Water’ campaign highlights the significant, often unseen role its scientists and water quality experts play in ensuring the water NI Water provides meets strict quality standards all year round.

As part of the campaign, and following on from its successful pilot last year, NI Water’s Tap House made a return a second year. 

The Tap House showcases the importance of water quality at an interactive bar where visitors could top up with world-class drinking water straight from the tap.

And it was a case of all hands to the pumps with the NI Water team greeting visitors and helping with any water and sewerage related questions they had.

The organisation’s water quality manager, Siobhan Sterling, said clean, healthy and readily available water is essential for health and wellbeing, as well as economic growth.

She explained the ‘Quality Water’ campaign aims to share the important role the water industry plays in ensuring the water supply we all depend upon is sustainable and resilient now and in the future.

“Our campaign highlights that NI Water’s water supply is rigorously tested in our laboratories where we can confirm that it is safe to drink,” said Siobhan.

“Visitors to the Show had the opportunity to try our world-class quality tap water from a reusable cup or snap a pic in our water bottle seat, tagging NI Water on our socials, for a free reusable bottle to stay hydrated during the show.”

The hands-on event also provided an opportunity for the public to understand how water is treated and safely tested before it is supplied to their taps at home.