Veolia’s Design and Build team in Ireland has been shortlisted for not one but two projects in the Irish Construction Excellence (ICE) Awards.
The ICE Awards are the original and premier recognition of performance excellence for the construction sector in Ireland. With entries coming from a wide range of companies – including major construction companies, specialist contractors, engineering consultancies and project management consultants – the awards are a great opportunity to showcase and reward best practice.
Veolia’s Design and Build team, based in our Kilkenny office, lead the way when it comes to supporting Irish Water to upgrade water and wastewater treatment plants around Ireland. And two of these projects have been named as finalists in the 2023 ICE Awards.
Vartry water treatment plant (WTP)
Civil engineering CATEGORY
The new Vartry WTP is a major milestone in the upgrade of the iconic Vartry Water Supply Scheme, which has supplied communities with clean drinking water for over 150 years.
The Vartry Water Supply Scheme upgrade project delivers a secure supply of clean water for more than 200,000 people in North Wicklow and South Dublin – ensuring compliance with requirements set out in the European Union Drinking Water Directive and National Drinking Water Regulations.
Veolia and BAM were able to design and build the new 80 MLD WTP in a considerably smaller 4 acre footprint with the main treatment building taking up less than 1 acre.
Osberstown sludge treatment facility (STF)
ENGINEERING DESIGN INNOVATION CATEGORY
Veolia’s Technical team in Ireland has long been a core part of our global research and development activities, particularly when it comes to introducing new technologies to live projects.
An example of this is the development of a unique energy self-sufficient STF, which uses advanced anaerobic digestion (ADD).
The benefits for Irish Water and local communities are considerable – including a reduction in carbon emissions of around 8,500 tonnes of CO2 per year, and a reduction in natural gas usage equal to 2,700 homes.
In addition, Osberstown paves the way for future smaller-scale in-land ADD-based energy recovering biosolids facilities.
