Scottish Water spends big
6 October 2016Great Britain - Investment is to be directed at the sewer network of Paisley in Scotland. Client Scottish Water is about to spend GBP 17M on a 1.6km sewer tunnel as well as combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in the town centre. The work will reduce the frequency of spills into local waterways during storms.
The investment is the biggest of its kind made by Scottish Water in Renfrewshire and is part of the company’s GBP 250M, five-year programme to improve river quality, the natural environment and to tackle flooding in the Greater Glasgow area. This is the same investment packet that funds the Shieldhall Tunnel in southwest Glasgow, the biggest investment in the area’s wastewater infrastructure for a century.
The project in Paisley was due to start on 10 October and is expected to take two years to complete. The contractor is Amey. The new stretch of sewer will have a diameter of up to 1.5 metres and will be installed at depths of between 4m and 20m. A total of 15 shafts will be installed along the sewer route, with the MTBM tunnelling between them.
Amey will also be installing a launch chamber and diverting two water mains before the main work starts.
Mrs Joanna Peebles, Scottish Water’s regional communities team manager, said: “This important project will significantly improve the environment on the White Cart and the Espedair Burn and, in turn, the River Clyde.
“Scottish Water has liaised with all relevant organisations and stakeholders, including Renfrewshire Council.
“We can assure local residents, businesses and road users that we will do everything possible to minimise any disruption and would stress that any inconvenience will be far out-weighed by the long-term benefits to the local environment that this investment will deliver.”
The Greater Glasgow area investment follows years of collaboration and studies by the Metropolitan Glasgow Strategic Drainage Partnership (MGSDP), whose partners include Scottish Water, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), Glasgow City Council, Renfrewshire Council and Scottish Canals.
