Scottish Water leave Inverness dry
On a wet Sunday much of Inverness was without water for much of the day, as a supply interruption affected most of the city of Inverness. It was all a bit worrying.
Areas affected included almost the whole of Inverness West ward — except Scorguie and some small areas such as Clachnaharry village, the Leachkin and the Dunain area — as well as Dalneigh, the town centre, the Crown area, Longman industrial estate, and Lochardil. Postcodes IV2 and IV3 were affected, with press reports (P&J) putting the number affected at 19,000.
This was the third time in just over three years that Kinmylies had experienced an outage. Previous occasions were in January 2005, with Scorguie also affected, and November 2006 when 500 homes in Kinmylies were cut off.
Alex Graham has asked Scottish Water for a report on what caused Sunday’s interruption and what steps are being taken to prevent a recurrence, and he will also be discussing the matter with Highland Council.
Footnote: Monday 16th June Scottish Water website notes “reports of loss water supply and low pressure from the IV12 postcode area of Nairn.” Could be spreading!