Scottish Water has completed an £11.9m upgrade at Cumbernauld's Dunnswood Waste Water Treatment Works.

The project involved an entirely new waste water treatment process being introduced alongside the existing system to comply with new standards for waste water treatment. It will also provide for future population growth in the area following development in Cumbernauld.

Commenting on the project, Bill Elliot, Scottish Water's Community Team Manager for Lanarkshire, said: "Dunnswood Waste Water Treatment Works has served the community well for many years. This significant investment has brought it up to 21st century standards.

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"We have effectively constructed a whole new waste water treatment works alongside the existing one. This involves pumping stations, a sampling chamber, giant underground tanks, a sludge treatment and storage facility, electrical controls and maintenance of existing kit on site as well."

In addition to the above, a number of sustainable urban drainage scheme systems have also been introduced, with a new pond near Wardpark Industrial Estate and several more ponds on the other side of the road.

(JP/IT)