MSP praises Scottish Water in Ayrshire
What we're doing
An upgrade of Bradan water treatment works (WTW), the biggest in Ayrshire, and increasing its capacity from 95 megalitres per day to 120.
Amount invested
£7.5 million in Bradan WTW, part of £11m in projects in South Ayrshire
Start date
Ongoing
End date
Early September 2009
Area Affected
Bradan serves 185,000 Scottish Water customers in most of South Ayrshire, and parts of North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire including Ayr, parts of Kilmarnock, Irvine, Prestwick, Troon, Turnberry, Dalrymple, Maybole, Dalmellington, Tarbolton, Dreghorn, Darvel, Newmilns and a small part of Girvan. It also supplies water to 6700 businesses throughout these areas.
Cathy Jamieson MSP visits Bradan WTW
Cathy Jamieson MSP visited Bradan in June 2008 and said:
"It has been very useful and informative to visit the plant and see at first hand what Scottish Water do here and how they are investing to provide even better services to their customers.
“I was pleased to learn that Scottish Water’s investment throughout Ayrshire is also expected to improve the environment in many areas and improve the quality of bathing waters on Ayrshire’s beaches.This too has to be welcomed as it will improve the quality of life in the areas where the work is being carried out and can only help boost tourism.”
Ayrshire Projects
Other key water projects in Ayrshire include:
- a £6.8m upgrade at Corsehouse WTW near Stewarton,
- East Ayrshire to improve drinking water quality for 9100;
- a £4.5m upgrade at Afton WTW near New Cumnock, East Ayrshire to improve drinking water for 40,000;
- three projects worth a total of £14m at Camphill WTW near Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire and the network supply zone to improve drinking water quality for 40,000 people;
- a £4m upgrade of the Penwhapple New WTW near Girvan, South Ayrshire to improve drinking water quality for 8860 people.
