Scottish Water is to invest £60,000 in Strathblane, it has been announced.

The project will help to protect the local environment as well as reduce the risk of flooding in the area.

The work will involve improvements to our waste water infrastructure which will tackle the problem of surface water infiltration in the local waste water network. The improvements will include the installation of plastic lining on stretches of main to reduce the surface water infiltration, and in turn, this will increase the capacity of the network and reduce the risk of flooding on roads and land, internal flooding which has affected some properties, and pollution of local watercourses.

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The work, which will also improve the operability of the Strathblane Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW), will ensure that Scottish Water continues to comply with Scottish Environment Protection Agency regulations.

WGM will carry out the work on behalf of Scottish Water in the Kirkland Avenue, Kirkburn Road, Dumbrock Drive and Moor Road areas of Strathblane. The project is expected to take around four weeks to complete.

Jane McKenzie, Scottish Water's Regional Communities Team Leader, said: "We are delighted to be starting this important project in Strathblane. Scottish Water takes its environmental responsibilities very seriously and we are very conscious of the distress that flooding can cause.

"We are continuing to invest substantially across Scotland to tackle flooding issues and to safeguard and improve the quality of rivers, burns and coastal waters.

"We are sure that customers in the Strathblane area will welcome this investment and the long-term improvements it will deliver for them and the local environment."

(JP/MH)