£29 million in the pipeline for Aberdeenshire
In February 2008 Scottish Water revealedthe progress on the massive programme of improvements providing more reliable supplies of clearer, fresher drinking water, protecting the environment and enabling development in Aberdeenshire.
We expect to invest at least £62million in Aberdeenshire between 2006 and 2010. Since April 2007 £24million has been invested with a further £29million expected to be delivered by April 2009.
Steve Scott, Scottish Water’s communities manager for Aberdeenshire, said:
“Our vision is that by 2010 customers throughout Aberdeenshire will have more reliable supplies of clearer, fresher drinking water and the environment will be protected. From rural straths and coastal communities to the major towns, there is now a lot of work going on to improve water mains and sewers and upgrade treatment works. And all the while our local staff are providing a superb 24/7 service.”
Major projects underway include:
- Belts of Collonach £1.2million first time provision scheme connecting 35 rural properties to the public sewer network. This will end discharges of raw and partially-treated sewage into the local environment, benefiting the Water of Feugh, an important tributary of the Dee.
- Collieston £1.5million waste water improvements
- Ellon £1.6million waste water treatment works upgrade
- Invercannie £14.8million drinking water upgrade
- Forehill (Peterhead) £10m drinking water upgrade
- Lackiehead (Fraserburgh) £1.3million waste water pumping station improvements
- Muiresk £1million improvements to raw water pumping station
- Newmachar £1.6million waste water treatment works upgrade to enable growth in the community
- Sauchen £2million waste water upgrade
- Turriff £2.4million drinking water upgrade
Major projects due to start in the coming months include:
- Aboyne £2.1million drinking water upgrade
- Ballater £2.6million drinking water upgrade
- Banchory £1.2million waste water treatment works expansion to enable growth in the community
- Invercannie £8.2million aqueduct upgrade
- Fyvie £1.7million waste water treatment works upgrade
- Glendye (Banchory) £3.5million drinking water upgrade
- Hatton of Cruden £1.3million waste water improvements
- Peterhead £4.3m waste water pumping station upgrade
