Scottish Water has started a major environmental improvement project which will tackle sewer flooding in part of the Baillieston area of Glasgow, directly benefiting 30 properties.
The £3.6 million investment in improvements to the company’s waste water network will help reduce the risk of flooding in the Nelson Street area.
A total of six properties have experienced recurring problems with internal flooding for a number of years and another 24 with external flooding.
The project is part of a £250 million, five-year programme of work we announced in 2013 which will continue to improve river water quality and the natural environment of the River Clyde, enable the Greater Glasgow area to grow and develop, alleviate sewer flooding and deal with the effects of increased rainfall from climate change.
To minimise the risk of flooding in the Nelson Street area, Scottish Water’s delivery partners amey Black & Veatch (aBV) will build a large 1200 cubic metres storage tank together with replacing existing pipework. The installation of the extra storage in the sewer network will alleviate the surcharging of the system.
The project is expected to be completed in about a year.
Chris Wilcock, flooding team leader with Scottish Water, said:
“Scottish Water is fully committed to doing everything we can to help communities and customers by playing our part in tackling flooding and dealing with the impact of heavy rainfall.”
“A number of properties in the Nelson Street area have suffered from recurring flooding over a number of years and we fully appreciate the inconvenience this can cause. We know that affected customers will welcome our improvements to our network in the area.”
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