NI Water has been struck with a £2,000 fine over a pollution offence committed last year.

The water body pleaded guilty to the offence, and was also ordered to pay a £15 Offender Levy for allowing a polluting discharge to enter a waterway from Rockvale Wastewater Pumping Station.

The court was told that on April 28, 2020 a Water Quality Inspector (WQI) acting on behalf of Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) carried out an inspection of a waterway, a tributary of the Callan River in relation to a pollution report. The WQI observed visible pollution and traced the source to the emergency overflow outfall of Rockvale Wastewater Pumping Station. The noted impact from the discharge was sufficient for NIEA to commence enforcement action, resulting in the guilty pleas by Northern Ireland Water Limited (NIWL).

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Anyone wishing to report a pollution incident can call the 24 hour Water Pollution Hotline on: 0800 80 70 60.