Scottish Water is set to begin work on the first phase of a £26 million project to improve the water supply to tens of thousands of customers in the south-east of Glasgow.
Households and businesses in Newton Mearns, Eaglesham and East Kilbride are currently served by the Picketlaw Water Treatment Works which takes its supply from the Picketlaw reservoir and is nearing the end of its useful life. The project will see their supply switched from the Eaglesham plant to Drumoyhill and Daer.
To make the change over 13.5 miles of new pipes will be installed between Newton Mearns and East Kilbride.
Georgina Reid, Scottish Water’s Corporate Affairs Manager in the west commented:
“Picketlaw is approaching the end of its operational life and we are committed to improving services and ensuring water quality to our customers.
“Most of the work will be carried out in fields and grassland however around three miles will be laid along Mearns Road from the junction with Kinnaird Avenue to just before the Ayr Road A77 intersection.”
The project is being carried out on a rolling programme of works - work laying the new water mains pipes will begin on Monday 6 March 2023.
This section of the project is expected to be completed by March 2024 at which point the customers who are switched over to Drumoyhill will be supplied with water which has been chloraminated rather than their usual chlorinated supply.
Barhale has completed work on two separate Rapid Action Taskforce Spills projects it is carrying out for Severn Trent.
Börger UK, which has firmly established itself as a leading pump brand since it was set up in Staffordshire in 2004, has moved into bigger, brand-new premises in Shrewsbury.
HUBER Technology UK & Ireland are inviting people to register for their March webinar where they will be providing information about HUBER water intake screens for municipal and industrial applications.
Sulzer has launched a new global Center of Excellence (CoE) for Water Treatment Solutions - the CoE consolidates Sulzer’s wastewater treatment expertise in a unified and global manner.
Hear how Scottish Water has completed its £235 million Ayrshire Glasgow Resilience Project - customers across Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire and East Renfrewshire will now benefit from a more secure and resilient water supply.
Hear how United Utilities is accelerating its investment to reduce spills from storm overflows across the Northwest.
Find out more about the remarkable career opportunities on offer at WSP - scroll down to watch the inspirational video.