More than 7,200 people in areas of East Ayrshire are now receiving clearer, fresher drinking water following the completion of a major water mains upgrade.

Scottish Water has completed a £1.6m project that involved the upgrading of more than 30 miles of water mains in parts of the region served by the Corsehouse Water Treatment Works (WTW). This includes Fenwick, Dunlop, Lugton and Stewarton.

The investment also improved the security of supply for customers with the replacement of three miles of waters mains which have been affected by bursts in the past.

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The work, which was carried out for Scottish Water by contractors George Leslie, mainly involved a mixture of flushing or cleaning of stretches of mains and the installation of new plastic lining in other stretches. It also included the replacement of cast-iron mains in the Hillend area with new plastic mains, which are less susceptible to bursts.

Jim Hassan, Scottish Water's water operations manager, said: "Scottish Water is committed to improving our services to customers across Scotland and this project is a good example of that.

"Our substantial improvement work will help ensure a supply of clear, fresh drinking water for customers in the Fenwick, Dunlop, Lugton and Stewarton areas for years to come."

Scottish Water is investing more than £62m in East Ayrshire and more than £52m in North Ayrshire in the current 2010-15 investment period.

(JP/MH)