Scottish Water has completed a major £2.8 million upgrade of its Balmichael Water Treatment Works(WTW on the island of Arran to improve water quality for almost 4000 customers served by the works.
Balmichael WTW serves more than 3960 customers in about 2500 properties in many parts of Arran, including Brodick, Lamlash, Whiting Bay, Kilmory, Kildonan and Shiskine.
The upgrade of the WTW, which treats water from boreholes, involved the installation of a new water treatment process on the existing site, using a filtration membrane with very fine screens. The project was carried out by contractors Ross-shire Engineering.
Last week Scottish Water also completed a £900,000 upgrade of Glencorse Reservoir in the Pentland Hills. The water company has reconstructed the overflow spillway floor and reformed embankment profiles to prevent flooding in the event of heavy rain at the reservoir. Work has also been carried out to increase wave wall height, replace valves and prevent leaks to various parts of the dam structures.
Glencorse Reservoir, which dates to 1822, can be used to provide additional supplies of drinking water to customers in Edinburgh and parts of Midlothian. Most of Edinburgh’s drinking water comes from reservoirs in the Scottish Borders which is then treated at the nearby Glencorse Water Treatment works.
Project Manager Simon Renton said Glencorse Reservoir is an important asset for Scottish Water and Edinburgh, because it provides essential security of supply.
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