Severn Trent Secures Irish Water Contract

Severn Trent has secured a €25m ($32m) contract to design, build and operate a wastewater treatment plant at Letterkenny in County Donegal, Ireland.

The 20-year contract was awarded to the UK-based water company in a joint venture with water firm Response Group, which is based in Cork, Republic of Ireland.

The Letterkenny plant will have a capacity to serve a population of 40,000, according to globalwaterintel.com.

Severn Trent secured the contract a month after a €60m ($77m) deal to operate and maintain the Limerick WWTP, which serves a population of 130,000.