Capital Investment On The ‘March’
As part of Scottish Water’s vision for 2010, work is underway on the Marchbank Water Treatment Works, providing clearer, fresher water to around 130,000 people from North and West Edinburgh into West Lothian.
What we're doing
A state of the art Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) process will be installed to take the capital’s water treatment needs into the 21st century. This system will allow Scottish Water to not only process the raw water quicker, but to treat more of it.
Capacity at Marchbank will increase from around 50 million litres of water a day to around 62 million litres – that’s enough to fill the Commonwealth Pool more than 60 times every day.
At the DAF plant millions of tiny air bubbles are released into the raw water supply. This lifts the dirt and other minerals to the surface, where it forms a mousse. This is then removed from the surface by large blades, before further treatment takes place.
Partners
Scottish Water with construction partners Morrison Enpure Joint Venture
Amount invested
£10 million
Start Date
June 2008
End date
Summer 2009
Project Benefits
Graham Birse, Deputy Chief Executive of Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce said:
"Improving the quality of drinking water is vital to all businesses. In particular, the hospitality sector, worth over £2 billion to the Edinburgh economy. Hotels, restaurants and bars across the Capital are catering for an increasing number of tourists from all corners of the globe. Their spending injects billions into the local economy. Providing clear, drinking water is vital to keeping the city firmly on the tourism map."
