The Chief Executive of Water Service (Mrs. Katharine Bryan) has been asked to write to the hon. Lady in response to this question.
Letter from Katharine Bryan, dated 31 March 2007:
You recently asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland a Parliamentary Question about when the Ballyhalbert waste and water treatment works contract will start; and if he will make a statement (130876). I have been asked to reply as this issue falls within my responsibility as Chief Executive of Water Service.
Water Service recently completed an appraisal study of the treatment needs for the Ards Peninsula and a project to improve the wastewater treatment facilities in Ballyhalbert is currently included in its Capital Works Programme with a commencement date in 2012. However, an interim solution with a commencement date towards the end of 2007 is currently being considered.