Better water quality service for Glenburn residents
About 1000 people in the south of Paisley will benefit from improved services from Scottish Water following a major project began on 7 July 2008.
Part of the Glenburn area of Paisley, which has suffered from several burst pipes and poor water pressure in recent years, will have the security of their water supply improved and help Scottish Water to provide a first-class service 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The £318,000 project, which is due to be completed by early Autumn, will involve the rehabilitation of 2.7km of ageing cast iron pipes.The streets affected will include Moorfoot Avenue, Park Road, Morven Avenue and Grampian Avenue.
Scottish Water Contracting will use a mixture of the pipe-bursting method, where smaller new pipe is inserted into the existing pipe, and the more traditional open cut method to replace stretches of pipe.The open cut method involves digging trenches to replace failing parts of the network section by section.
With both methods, the new pipe will be plastic, which is less susceptible to bursts. The new pipe will also help improve the quality of the drinking water in the area and improve the water pressure by increasing the flow rate.
Mr Paul Maxwell, Scottish Water’s regional manager, said: “Scottish Water is working hard throughout the country to improve our services and reducing the frequency of burst pipes and disruption to the water supply in areas such as Glenburn in Paisley is a top priority.
“We fully understand the inconvenience and frustration that any loss of supply causes and this investment will help tackle the problem and provide our customers with greater security of supply, which we are sure they will welcome.”
Scottish Water does not expect any significant disruption the water supply in the area while the project is under way. The supply will be halted for very short periods while properties are connected to the new mains. Residents would be given 48 hours’ notification before any interruption to the water supply.
Some traffic management will be required in the area because of the use of the open cut method for some of the work but we do not expect to have any road closures.
Mr Martin McIlvanney, the project manager, said: “We will endeavour to complete this important work as sson as we can. Any disruption to supply is likely to be for only a few hours while we connect people to the new mains.
“Some of our work will be done close to a local school, Bushes Primary in Grampian Avenue, but we will complete this part of the project during the school holidays in order to minimise any disruption there.”
The project is part of Scottish Water’s Vision for Renfrewshire in 2010, an investment of more than £13m over the next two years which will boost service levels, bring clearer, fresher drinking water to customers and improve the environment.
