Lanes, Brains and Automobiles

What we're doing

Lessons learned by Scottish Water on a number of projects across the country are proving useful to children at Drochduil Primary School as part up an upgrade to a nearby wastewater treatment works.  We bussed the children to school to avoid roadworks.

Amount invested

£1.3 million

Partners

Scottish Water Solutions and Carillion

Area Affected

Streets around Drochduil Primary School: as part of this project it is necessary to extend the plant’s outfall pipe to the Piltanton Burn, passing under the little school lane.

Irvine’s Coaches pick up youngsters in the village and the minibus makes the short journey to Drochduil Primary on the outskirts of the village

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Cleaner, Fresher Environment

Dunragit Fish Rescue

What we're doing

A one-day scheme involved the project team creating a pool near the area of construction, which contains salmon and the primitive lamprey.

Scottish Water’s Environment Team worked closely with the Galloway Fishery Trust on the rescue project. Expert fisheries biologists were then involved in electro-fishing, in order to capture the fish to remove them from the work site for their protection.

Amount invested

£1.3 million to upgrade the local wastewater treatment works, improving the quality of the local burn.

Working with Scottish Natural Heritage at the River Esk

Scottish Water has also been working closely with Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) to protect the rare river jelly lichen, as work to construct a new outfall pipe is planned for the River Esk. River jelly lichen only grows in very clean, fast flowing waters. Scotland is now considered to be the world stronghold for the species.

Chris Miles, Area Manager with SNH in Dumfries and Galloway welcomed the care being shown by Scottish Water with regards the river jelly lichen.

“The river jelly lichen appears to be a very rare species with good populations on the Esk. The work by Scottish Water should help sustain those populations, a significant contribution to local biodiversity action.”