A cohort of the 2022 Institute of Water (IOW) Rising Stars have been welcomed to the site of the North Down Ards Wastewater Treatment Works and Duncrue Street Incinerator.

Veolia hosted the Rising Stars last week, when they learned about the company, the OMEGA PFI contract and took a guided tour of the two plants. This came after the cohort visited NI Water.

The group joined Emma Webster, the Northern Irel

and Area Rising Star. Emma, who works for Veolia on the OMEGA Project as a Process Engineer, said: "I really enjoyed hosting this trip with Veolia for my fellow Rising Stars. It was an excellent two-day visit to Northern Ireland Water and Veolia with some interesting presentations and site tours. I was delighted to secure the 2022 Northern Ireland Area Rising Star position with the Institute of Water and represent Veolia. It has been great getting Veolia involved in this programme and I am very thankful for their support and encouragement to my personal development. Through the programme so far I have had many opportunities such as visiting Severn Trent, Ofwat, CCW and Scottish Water Horizons as well as networking with people from different water sectors, companies and career levels. It has been a fantastic learning opportunity."