The firm convicted for causing a polluting discharge of sewage effluent from Saintfield Waste Water Treatment Works to a waterway known locally as the Carson's Dam River.
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On 23 May 2014, a Water Quality Inspector acting on behalf of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) inspected a waterway adjacent to Saintfield Waste Water Treatment Works. The Water Quality Inspector observed sewage sludge on the stream-bed and a discoloured discharge from the Waste Water Treatment Works.
Samples taken at the time of the incident confirmed that the discharge contained poisonous, noxious or polluting matter which was potentially harmful to fish life in the receiving waterway.
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