Supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB).
The Water Enhancements through Sustainable Treatment (WEST) project is a cross-border initiative between NI Water and Uisce Éireann which has been set up to address water pollution in Counties Fermanagh, Tyrone, Leitrim, Sligo, Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal through catchment modelling and sustainable wastewater treatment.
The WEST project has set out very specific objectives...
Aiming to promote a greener, lower-carbon environment...
Supported by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB)...
Utilising the combined expertise of NI Water and Uisce Éireann...
These improvements will enable further development in Ballybay, supporting population growth and facilitating economic development in the community.
With a higher quality of effluent going to local waterways, tourism organisations will have increased confidence in promoting the Erne catchment for angling and water-based activities.
This low maintenance sustainable solution will deliver enhanced effluent quality to achieve compliance with discharge standards.
Support local development through increased capacity at the WwTW, while the cleaner effluent will help enhance the water quality in Lough Melvin which is good news for the many recreational hobbyists in the area.
The WEST project will seek to develop a sustainable treatment startegy and action plan to address wastewater related pressures within the rural areas of the Lough Erne, Melvin and Donegal Bay priority catchments.
The WEST water quality modelling project will develop flexible, data-driven hydraulic and water quality models to assess and manage the ecological health and identify pollution sources within the Erne catchment.
These objectives support a robust, flexible, and comprehensive modelling framework to assess and manage water quality and hydraulic conditions in the Erne catchment.
Community engagement and outreach form an important part of the WEST project. By adopting different initiatives, the team will aim to promote awareness, foster behaviour change and build collaborations for effective water management.
