NI Water has invited visitors to its Heritage Wastewater Centre in Belfast to explore how wastewater is cleaned and safely returned to the environment, as well as the journey water takes from source to tap.

The event was the second in a series organised by NI Water in collaboration with Live Here Love Here and the Healthy Oceans Healthy Minds programme this month. Healthy Oceans Healthy Minds is an annual event celebrating Northern Ireland's stunning blue spaces and highlighting the mental health benefits of interacting with coastal and inland waterways.

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At the Centre, visitors explored the original Victorian Sewage Treatment Works for Belfast and learned about the modern Wastewater Treatment process through a tour of the Belfast wastewater treatment works. They also received advice on proper waste disposal, including flushing only the three Ps and disposing of fat, oil and grease to prevent pipe blockages.

NI Water Education Officer Anna Killen said: "Thanks to all who attended our two events. We were delighted so many visitors enjoyed the demonstrations and tours, learning more about how NI Water safely cleans, tests and checks 605 million litres of drinking water a day, and also about the processes involved in wastewater treatment. It is an expensive process to clean and transport the water we all use daily and the water treatment also uses huge volumes of electricity and energy. The tours around Belfast Wastewater Treatment Works were also a great opportunity to highlight the importance of the wastewater treatment process in protecting our environment."