£2m sewage plan will help villages

£2m sewage plan will help villages

28 January 2015

A £2m upgrade is to take place of the sewage treatment system in Kilmore and Annacloy.

Regional Development Minister, Danny Kennedy, announced this week that the contract has been awarded to Coalisland contractor, Geda Construction, and should significantly improve waste water treatment in the area.

Under the scheme the existing sewage treatment works in Kilmore will be converted to a pumping station before waste is pumped to the refurbished treatment works at Annacloy along a new mains pipe.

South Down MP, Margaret Ritchie, the project is of major significance to the area as it will add to local infrastructure.

“Improvement should be seen as NI Water is set to remove the old concrete structures at Kilmore,” she said. “I also understand, the tanks being installed at the existing site, to the rear of Annacloy Business Park, are modern, fully covered treatment units that will provide a much more effective treatment solution.

“Residents in the villages of Kilmore and Annacloy will also benefit significantly in the long term from the £2m investment in terms of traffic management. Converting the existing Kilmore wastewater treatment works to a pumping station means there will no longer be any sewage treatment at this site resulting in fewer tanker visits to this site once work is complete.

The MP added: “The announcement of the £2m waste water scheme comes 44 years after the original sewage works in Annacloy were established. It will see a refurbishment of the wastewater infrastructure currently serving both villages.

“This is good news as it will benefit communities both residential and business, as well as reflecting positive environmental strategies.”