16/10/2026
Although the project has only recently officially launched, we have already been hard at work installing nature-based solutions.
Work has recently been completed at the residuum lodge, a settlement area upstream of the Glenhordial Water Treatment Works reservoir. As part of the Protecting Shared Waters project, we’re working in this catchment to improve raw water quality using nature-based solutions.
This settlement pond had accumulated sediment and weeds over many years due to erosion in the surrounding uplands. These had to be removed before installing the new solution. A series of sediment traps were installed to capture sediment lost from erosion upstream. The sediment traps allow water to be retained in three separate pond areas, giving sediment time to settle at the bottom of each pond. This will help reduce the amount of sediment in the raw water abstracted for water treatment downstream.
By slowing the flow of water, this nature-based solution allows sediment to settle in designated areas where it can be managed, rather than lost downstream.
Hear more from Protecting Shared Waters Project Manager Diane Foster on reducing sediment inputs to Glenhordial Water Treatment Works just outside Omagh.
To find out more, go to https://protectingsharedwaters.com
