City water supplies see £20m boost

More than 165,000 people in Edinburgh and West Lothian could benefit from investment of around £20 million in their drinking water.

Scottish Water is to improve the water supply network by installing almost seven miles of new mains to ensure a more resilient supply of fresh water in parts of Edinburgh and Livingston.

The work will involve constructing a two-way treated water link between Marchbank Water Treatment Works near Balerno and Glencorse Water Treatment Works near the Pentland Hills Regional Park.

This will improve resilience of water supplies in Scotland’s fastest-growing city by allowing customers to be supplied from two different locations.

Work will start later this month.