# Northern Ireland Water awards NEC contracts for wastewater upgrades in border estuaries

Northern Ireland Water used NEC contracts on the €35 million Shared Waters Enhancement and Loughs Legacy (Swell) project to improve water quality in Lough Foyle and Carlingford Lough. The project involves new wastewater treatment works and sewerage upgrades, with infrastructure contracts worth €23 million completed by March 2021 and overall completion by April 2023.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-08-08
- Where: Lough Foyle and Carlingford Lough (Northern Ireland and Ireland border), United Kingdom
- Value: $37.0M (35.0M EUR)
- Status: under construction
- Products: wastewater treatment works, sewerage networks
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Northern Ireland Water](https://endata.com/companies/520.md)
- [Irish Water](https://endata.com/companies/3436.md) (partner)
- [McAdam](https://endata.com/companies/64619.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [neccontract.com](https://www.neccontract.com/news/northern-ireland-water-enhances-water-quality-in-irish-border-estuaries-using-nec), 2022-08-08: "The overall project is on schedule for completion by April 2023."

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