Turnberry environmental improvement
Mar 19, 2013
A Scottish Water project which will help protect the natural environment on one of Scotland’s most iconic stretches of coastline has been completed. The £500,000 investment in the upgrade of a waste water pumping station at Turnberry, South Ayrshire is helping to protect the waters of the Firth of Clyde by reducing the risk of spills of waste water from the facility.
Work began on the project at the pumping station, in Maidens Road near Turnberry Golf Course, last May.
The facility takes waste water from the Turnberry and Maidens areas and passes it on through Scottish Water’s waste water system to Girvan Waste Water Treatment Works for treatment.
The pumping station at Turnberry is a key part of the local waste water infrastructure which, under licence from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency(SEPA), discharges waste water into the Firth of Clyde in emergency situations.
Two pumps at the facility were replaced with new, more efficient pumps and new valves and a larger wet well. The wet well provides the pumping station with greater on site storage capacity.
The capital maintenance investment at the facility means it will be more efficient and perform better and will substantially reduce the risk of waste water spills to the sea. It will also allow Scottish Water to continue to meet the condition of its licence from SEPA.
Contractors Mackenzie Construction, based in Thornliebank near Glasgow, carried out the work for Scottish Water Solutions.
Mr Gary Caig, Scottish Water’s Environmental Asset Planning Team Leader, said: “We are delighted to have completed this important project on one of our key assets in the waste water infrastructure in this part of South Ayrshire.
“Scottish Water is investing across Scotland to help protect the natural environment and the completion of this project in Turnberry is a good example of our commitment to continue doing so.
“The improvement at the Turnberry pumping station has reduced the risk of spills because it is now more efficient, there is less risk of blockages and it has greater storage. This is good news for the sensitive natural environment in this beautiful part of Scotland.”
Mrs Jane McKenzie, Scottish Water’s regional community manager, said: “There was some noise while this project progressed and we apologise for any inconvenience this might have caused local residents.
“It is difficult to carry out these sorts of improvements without some disturbance but we did everything possible to minimise any inconvenience.”
Mr Steven McConnachie, the project manager, added: “We worked to complete this investment as quickly and efficiently as possible and are very pleased that it has been completed.
“We are sure that any temporary inconvenience caused by this work will be far out-weighed by the long-term benefits our investment is now delivering to the natural environment in and around the Turnberry area.”
Scottish Water is investigating possible further investment in our infrastructure in the area.
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