Glencorse Water Treatment Works - Midlothian

Scottish Water plans to build a new water treatment works at Glencorse in Midlothian, as part of the Edinburgh Drinking Water Project; a strategic programme of capital investment to build a new water treatment works (WTW) and replace ageing mains and storage tanks providing water to Edinburgh and surrounding areas.

Our aim is to facilitate the city’s continued expansion and improve the quality of drinking water in Edinburgh. It will also allow us to provide 21st century water treatment facilities, to meet strict European guidelines on drinking water quality.

Latest Project News 

Meet the Team - September 08

Members from the project team were again available to discuss the project and answer any questions at the Flotterstone Inn on 3rd September 2008 at our 9th meet the team event.

An initial construction programme was presented including key activites and their estimated duration. View the Inital Construction Programme. A summary of discussions had with local residents and other members of the public who attended the session has been produced. View the summary of discussions.

Future “Meet the Team” meetings/surgeries are likely to take place ‘on site’ towards the end of the year.

September 2008 - Monthly E:letter Update

Read the latest news from the Glencorse Project Team in the September edition of the monthly newsletter. View our September E:letter (pdf).

Scottish Water has discharged a number of Planning Conditions with Midlothian Council in order to commence construction at Glencorse. Future conditions will need to be discharged to commence later stages of the project.

The September E: Letter gives information on the latest communications with the community and gives details of what work is currently going on at the Glencorse site.

Construction Preparation Begins

The project is now in the final stages of approval for all three planning applications and the team are now preparing for the construction stage of the project.

Further archaeological investigations in the temporary spoil storage fields adjacent to the proposed Water Treatment Works site at Glencorse are due to commence w/c 21st July. Prior to commencing with bulk earthworks and the main construction we must carry out some preparation including temporary fencing erection, creation of road accesses and ground preparation including drainage ponds. We will also be continuing to discuss our plans with other stakeholder including Midlothian Council and SEPA (Scottish Environmental Protection Agency).

Existing over head power lines on the site will be diverted under ground by Scottish Power to enable safe construction access for vehicles. This work is due to commence later this month.

New "Construction" Web Page Launch

To reflect the progress into the construction phase of the project we have launched our new construction area of the web site. Here we will display the latest construction progress including photographs and news from our contractors.

We have moved information from the "What will it look like?" page into this area. 

Find out more about the "Construction" pages.