Infrastructure Secretary visits flooding project

£12.4M Springburn project progressing well

Progress at Scottish Water’s £12.4M flooding project at Elmvale Row, Springburn, was viewed by Infrastructure Secretary Keith Brown as he visited the site today.

The project is part of the biggest investment in waste water infrastructure in the Greater Glasgow region for more than a century and is due to complete next year.

The project will provide two massive underground storage tanks capable of storing some 13,500cu m of extra storm water in the local network. Measuring some 25m in diameter and 18m deep, the tanks form part of Scottish Water’s £250M, five-year investment programme designed to convert the area’s infrastructure into an integrated and sustainable sewage network that will prevent future flooding.

Mr Brown said: “I am delighted to be here today and to see the works at Elmvale Row. This project is a key part of Scottish Water’s massive investment in the waste water network across Greater Glasgow to improve the water quality in the River Clyde and its tributaries and to address sewer flooding.

“Sewer flooding is an extremely serious problem particularly where it enters people’s homes, as has been the case here in Elmvale Row, and given previous occurrences of flooding over a number of years a permanent solution is required.

“Elmvale Row is just one example of the many projects that Scottish Water has underway to upgrade the Victorian sewage system to improve the water quality of the Clyde and to meet the demands of economic growth.

“I am therefore delighted to be able to see at first hand the progress on this vital project that will provide much needed relief to those who have been affected by floods in the past. It is another fine example of Scottish Water – a public sector organisation – delivering improvements for consumers and the Government’s support for this kind of investment to address flooding issues.”

Commenting on Scottish Water’s overall investment in its waste water infrastructure across Greater Glasgow, Mr Geoff Aitkenhead, Scottish Water’s executive director of capital investment, said: “We’re making good progress with all of this investment in the Greater Glasgow area’s waste water infrastructure, the biggest in living memory.

“The environment and communities throughout Greater Glasgow will benefit hugely from this because it will protect the natural environment and meet the needs of growth, economic development and regeneration for many years to come.”

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