Upper Falls Stormwater Storage Project

DAWSON‑WAM is proud to have delivered the civil engineering works for the recently completed £7m Upper Falls Stormwater Storage Project, working through the Murphy /DAWSON WAM JV for Northern Ireland Water, alongside project manager AECOM.

By repurposing redundant aeration tanks, the project has created an additional 4,000m³ of stormwater storage, with the scheme designed to reduce annual storm overflow spills to the Blackstaff River by 50% and support approximately 1,200 new homes and commercial development in west Belfast.

Reusing the existing tanks instead of building an equivalent new tank delivered estimated savings of:

– £4.1m in capital costs
– 372 tonnes of whole-life CO₂e

Our team also constructed a new pumping station using hard-hard secant piling, working within 1m of existing assets and retaining over 8.5m without internal propping.

A great example of civil engineering and specialist piling expertise working together to deliver lasting environmental and community benefits.

Thank you to our project partners and supply chain for their contribution.

Read the full case study here
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