26 November 2004
INTEGRATED WASTEWATER FRAMEWORK ANNOUNCED
Katharine Bryan Chief Executive of DRD Water Service,
Water Service Development Directorate staff and
Engineering Consortia and Consulting Engineer Project Managers
at the official commencement of the Integrated Wastewater Framework.
Up to 2008, £400million will be invested to upgrade
wastewater treatment works and sewers throughout Northern Ireland.DRD Water Service, has announced the official commencement of the Integrated Wastewater Framework, which will allow Water Service to initiate the construction of projects more quickly, assisting in the delivery of the major programme of infrastructure upgrading work, over the next few years.
The framework, consisting of Engineering Consortia and Consulting Engineer Project Managers, will deliver the investment programme to upgrade wastewater treatment works and sewers for projects valued under £5 million capital cost.
Director of Development, Trevor Haslett, said: "This framework provides a crucial element through which Water Service will meet the demanding programme of £3 billion, over a 20 year period, required for water and sewerage infrastructure to meet European standards and respond to increasing demand and upgrade to the infrastructure."
"This investment programme is already underway and the Government has allocated around £710 million to invest in water and sewage services, over the three years to 2008."
"During this period, £400 million will be invested to upgrade wastewater treatment works and sewers throughout Northern Ireland. The Wastewater Framework will play a significant role in delivering this major investment programme. This is a visible sign of our commitment to accelerate investment in water and sewage infrastructure and deliver customer service improvements."
The organisations appointed are:
Consortia
Project Managers
Eastern Region
BiWater Graham
BiWater Treatment Ltd
Ferguson McIlveen
Graham Construction
White Young Green
RPS MCOS
EC Harris
Northern Region
Consent Solutions
Black & Veatch Contracting
DAWSON WAM
P Rodgers & Sons
Kirk McClure Morton/MWH (UK) Ltd
Southern Region
S Gillan
WiS
Severn Trent Water Purification Ltd
Kee Process
Doran Consulting
McAdam Design
Faithful and Gould
Western Region
Shearwater Consortium
Purac
Atkins
Charles Brand
Geda Construction
Halcrow Consulting
Mulholland & Doherty
NOTES TO EDITORS:
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