Scottish Water has completed a major £4 million project to deliver an increasingly reliable supply of water to thousands of customers in Fife.
The creation of the transfer pipeline means up to 25 million litres of water a day can now be pumped eastwards from more plentiful sources in the Ochil Hills to the water treatment works at Glendevon.
Jim Tudhope, Project Manager, said:
“This was a complex project that required a great deal of planning. After rigorous testing we are now in a position where we can balance the supply of water between the two reservoirs to meet demand. Modern technology and some ingenious engineering is being used to benefit the people of Fife by securing their water supply for years to come. “
The Glendevon works is served by two reservoirs, Upper and Lower Glendevon. Although both reservoirs are located in Perth & Kinross close to the border with Clackmannanshire, they are used to supply communities in Dunfermline, Rosyth and West Fife.
The transfer pipeline will help Scottish Water to maintain vital supplies to customers served by the Glendevon works, in the event of dry periods of weather or operational issues.
Dunfermline MSP Cara Hilton described the engineering of the pipeline, the design and construction of the project to the overall delivery as a fantastic achievement.
Steve Scott, Scottish Water’s Regional Community Manager for Fife, said:
“Completion of this important project builds on significant investment to improve the quality of the water network in Fife, ensuring that clearer, fresher drinking water from our works reaches our customers in the best possible quality.
“In the event of a dry spell of weather or when there is a need to augment water supplies to customers served by Glendevon Water Treatment Works we can pump water from more plentiful supplies to where it is needed.
“Developing new water connections between communities is one of the ways Scottish Water is working to ensure our services are increasingly resilient. This project strengthens our ability to maintain supplies of water to customers in Fife whenever and wherever it is needed.”
Steve Scott praised the dedication and professionalism of Scottish Water’s delivery partners Enisca and Farrans , saying the firms had played a crucial role in performing the work on the ground to design a workable solution.
Scottish Water has invested £224.5 million since 2002 to improve water and waste water services across Fife. In the 2010-2015 investment period, there is still a further £13.7 million being invested. This includes a £2.5 million refurbishment of Kirkcaldy waste water treatment works, an £8.7 million new environmental wetland project in Cowdenbeath and a large number of smaller projects to upgrade the waste water network.
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