Greenan Generation convicted for offences under Article 7 of the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999
On November 7, 2024, Water Quality Inspectors from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency responded to report of slurry spill on Carmoney Road, Eglinton
Greenan Generation Ltd, Lodge Road, Coleraine was convicted on Friday, February 6, 2026, at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court for offences under Article 7 of the Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 as amended.
Greenan Generation Ltd pleaded guilty and was fined a total of £6,000 plus £15 Offenders Levy.
On November 7, 2024, Water Quality Inspectors from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) responded to a report of a slurry spill on Carmoney Road, Eglinton.
Upon arrival, the NIEA Inspectors observed slurry-like material flowing along the roadway and then entering a roadside gully, adjacent to nearby premises.
The discharge was traced to an access lane serving an Anaerobic Digester (AD) facility operated by Greenan Generation Ltd.
The AD feed material had entered road gullies and a piped drainage system, where it impacted approximately 2.3 kilometres of an unnamed tributary of the River Faughan confirming the significant environmental impact caused by the discharge.
The incident was caused by a technical fault in the digestate feed mixing system at the AD plant. The automated shut-off mechanism had failed to activate, resulting in the digestate feed overflowing from its tank for a number of hours.
As part of the investigation, statutory samples collected on November 7 and 14, 2024 were analysed. The results confirmed the presence of poisonous, noxious, or polluting substances in the waterway. These materials posed a potential threat to aquatic life in the receiving waterway.
Anyone wishing to report a water pollution incident, can call the 24-hour NIEA Incident Hotline on 0800 80 70 60.