Part of the Living With Water programme, the project involves the construction of a large storm water storage tank in the school grounds that will reduce the number of storm overflow spills, as well as a screen that will reduce pollution, by removing solid waste, such as wet wipes. David McClean, NI Water senior project manager, said: “We are pleased to be delivering this essential improvement scheme at Minorca Place, Carrickfergus . Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
"This project is part of a wider programme of works, that will deliver environmental improvements and has already seen a major upgrade to Lower Woodburn Wastewater Pumping Station (WwPS), as well as other local network upgrades such as work coming up on the Belfast Road, which will help reduce the risk of out-of-sewer flooding and improve the water quality in Belfast Lough. “We appreciate that work of this nature can be disruptive and would like to thank the school community for their continued patience and cooperation while we have been working in the school grounds, which has avoided disruption on busy nearby roads. Join the hundreds of people who have signed up for a Northern Ireland World newsletter "Our project team, including contractor AG Wilson and Tetra Tech will strive to keep disruption to a minimum and aim to have work completed in the school grounds by the end of August.
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