Scottish Water has revealed plans to carry out upgrades to a waste water treatment works (WWTW) in the Scottish Highlands.

The company is planning to deliver improvements to Ardersier WWTW in order to protect and improve the Moray Firth environment, as well as to meet future housing and economic needs.

Works include installing Ultra Violet treatment equipment within the existing site and extending the existing outfall pipe near Fort George by 300 metres.

In addition, the sites capacity will be increased to cope with future housing growth in the area. A new underground pipeline will be laid to take the increased waste water from Tornagrain and the A96 Corridor to the existing Waste Water Treatment Works.


A series of drop-in events to provide residents with more information on the project will take place from 2pm – 6pm at Ardersier War Memorial Hall on 28, 29 and 30 June.

A further two exhibitions will be held at the same venue from 2pm – 6pm on 11 July and from 6pm – 9pm on 12 July.

Simon Parsons, Director of Strategic Customer Service Planning, said: "There are two main reasons for the improvements at Ardersier. Firstly, we are required to carry out improvements to protect and enhance the Moray Firth environment, particularly for the benefit of the bottlenose dolphins.

"Secondly, we need to carry out some work to ensure we have sufficient infrastructure in place to meet the needs of the significant housing and economic growth in the area.

"We are upgrading our existing waste water treatment works to improve the quality of the discharge and to provide the necessary capacity to support growth in the area. We are also carrying out some related work on infrastructure in the area, including the construction of a new underground pipeline and the extension of the outfall pipe."

(LM)