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Work has commenced on a project to reduce the flooding risk on High Street, Aberlour.
The work will also assist in removing properties from the internal and external flooding registers.
The £1.8m scheme is being delivered by Scottish Water in partnership with Morrison Construction and involves the installation of a flood water holding tank of 1,180 cubic metres in size, as well as the upgrading of 530 metres of sewer.
Commenting on the project, Andy Ducat, Project Manager, Scottish Water, said: "The tank we are installing is big enough to hold nearly half the water in an Olympic swimming pool, so it will be able to cope with large volumes of rainfall.
"The tank operates on the principle of holding water when there is heavy rainfall and then releasing it back in to the environment when the weather subsides.
"We currently estimate we will be completed on site by Spring 2014."
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