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Northern Ireland Office;Water Service

Answer

Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what discussions have taken place between his Department and (a) North Down borough council and (b) the National Trust in relation to tackling the sewage washed up at Orlock, County Down. [222932] Mr. Spellar: The Chief Executive of Water Service (Mrs. Katharine Bryan) has been asked to write to the hon. Lady. Letter from Mrs. Katharine Bryan to Lady Hermon, dated 18 March 2005: You recently asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland a Parliamentary Question about what discussions have taken place between his Department and (a) North Down Borough Council and (b) the National Trust in relation to tackling the sewerage washed up at Orlock, Co. Down (222932). I have been asked to reply as the issue falls within my operational responsibility as Chief Executive of Water Service. Water Service regrets the problems that have arisen due to the failure of this screening plant at Briggs Rock, Orlock. Water Service has been in discussion with North Down Borough Council during the past two weeks regarding the problems but has not yet had any discussions with the National Trust. Water Service is currently taking forward a project to replace the existing screening plant at a cost of £150,000, and this is scheduled for completion by the end of this summer. Water Service will discuss the practicalities of a clean up operation at Orlock with both North Down Borough Council and the National Trust.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

432 c588W; 222932

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Costs Pollution National Trust Sewage Water treatment North Down

Link

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