Scottish Water cleans up on Isle of Mull

Scottish Water are planning a £2.1 million investment on water treatment facilities for the Isle of Mull, an Island off the coast of Scotland.

Sewage on the island is currently being dumped, untreated, into Loch A’Cumhainn. This contravenes the requirements of the European Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, and presents a hazard to wildlife, residents of the island, and tourists. The planned investment involves building a public sewer system in Dervaig, in the north of the island, and - according to Steven Fraser, regional manager of Scottish Water - will clean up the loch.

Fraser went on to say that Scottish Water have “taken great care to ensure that the facilities we are building blend in with the local area and the wastewater treatment works will look less like a sewage works and more like a small field of reeds. It will blend in very well with the local environment.”

In addition to the sewer system at Dervaig, the company are also announced a new £6.7 million waste water treatment works near Tobermory, set to open in November this year.