Category Archives: WwTW

Screenshot from BBC Spotlight - The Sewage Scandal
Why We Wrote to… The Ramsar Secretariat

A Call to Protect the Lagan Valley and Belfast Lough The Lagan Valley and Belfast [...]

Artist by river
Why We Wrote to… NIEA

As part of our ongoing advocacy for the environment, the Quarterlands Group recently wrote to [...]

Belfast Lough’s Dirty Secret: How Planning Failures Are Flushing Our Future Away

Belfast Lough’s Dirty Secret: How Planning Failures Are Flushing Our Future Away Northern Ireland’s waterways [...]

Drumbeg WwTW: A Microcosm of Northern Ireland’s Sewage Crisis

Drumbeg Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) has been a hot topic for the Quarterlands Group as [...]

Sewage in the River Lagan
River Lagan Foul Sewage Discharges

River Lagan Foul Sewage Discharges and the Planning Crisis in Drumbeg This week’s Spotlight programme [...]

For the figures in the graph, the sources are as follows: River Lagan Untreated Sewage Volumes (2019-2023): Data derived from Northern Ireland Water’s publicly available reports and figures regarding combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and wastewater treatment issues. Aggregated estimates based on disclosures in the BBC Spotlight programme (The Sewage Scandal, 2024) and official NI Water documentation. EU Environmental Threshold: Based on EU Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (91/271/EEC) guidelines for acceptable discharge levels into water bodies. These guidelines are widely referenced in environmental compliance standards across Europe.
Sewage and the River Lagan

Sewage and the River Lagan: A Crisis in the Making This is no longer a [...]

Storm Overflows

Storm Overflows and Northern Ireland Water: Understanding the Impacts Storm overflows, also known as Combined [...]

Codes of Practice – Questions?

Summary of Preliminary Observations Regarding NI Water’s Response to LCCC This letter highlights concerns regarding [...]

This Makes No Sense

June 2024 Update: Drumbeg Wastewater Treatment Works at Capacity – No New Development Northern Ireland [...]

The site in August
Short Form: Main Objections August 2024

Update: There are currently over 400 letters of objection from individual residents in the area [...]