SWELL PROJECT
SWELL - AN INTRODUCTION...
Aerial photo of the SWELL upgraded Donemana WwTW.
Strabane WwTW before upgrade.
Donemana WwTW as it was, June 2019.
Aerial view of completed screw pump structure at Strabane WwTW.
and Carrigans in County Donegal and in Omeath, County Louth. Due to get underway in spring 2021, the Irish Water works, together with the NI Water upgrades, will deliver cross-border water quality enhancements, which will help contribute towards improving water quality in Carlingford Lough and Lough Foyle. ECOSYSTEM MODEL With match-funding for the SWELL project provided by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in Ireland and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland, the SWELL project will culminate in the development of an innovative ecosystem legacy model. Adele Boyd, Senior Scientific Officer with AFBI, explains how this unique model is being developed, “The SWELL ecosystem model will link various aspects of environmental modelling such as urban drainage models, catchment models, coastal models and ecological models, undertaken within the catchments and the respective loughs over the lifecycle of the project. “When fully developed, the SWELL ecosystem model will be able to track the
pathways of nutrients and contaminants of wastewater, industrial or agricultural sources to determine their impact on the receiving waters. Importantly, this legacy model will assist the water utilities and regulatory bodies on both sides of the border by identifying best approaches to achieving further improvement of overall water quality in the future.” Underlining the importance of the project, Gina McIntyre, Chief Executive of the SEUPB said, “Greater levels of cross border collaboration are essential so that we can improve the water quality of our shared waters and meet the relevant standards under the Water Framework Directive. She continued, “SWELL is one of the highest value projects to be funded under the EU INTERREG VA Programme and as such represents a significant long-term investment in our natural water resources. Key infrastructure is now in place, and despite current restrictions, the project is delivering upon its objectives. I would also like to commend the SWELL partners, on both sides of the border, for the innovative solutions that they are making, to ensure that this project will be delivered on time.”
WARRENPOINTWWTW • McAdam Design • Construction Consultancy Services • GEDA Construction • Water Solutions Ireland • Atkins NEWPOINTWWPS (NEWRY) • McAdam Design • Construction Consultancy Services • GRAHAM NIWater projects contract teams:
• ENISCA • AECOM
DONEMANAWWTW • McAdam Design • Construction Consultancy Services • Deane Public Works • Water Solutions Ireland • AECOM STRABANEWWTW • McAdam Design • Construction Consultancy Services • BSG Civil Engineering • Doran Consulting
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