About 12 tonnes of fat was removed from the pumping station
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Scottish Water has urged people not to dispose of fat down drains after it was forced to replace a pumping station.
The company had to refurbish its Bruce Embankment facility in St Andrews because of damage from oil and grease.
More than 12 tonnes of fat had to be excavated from the site at a cost of about �30,000. Engineers said blockages could cause sewage to spill into homes.
The overhaul is part of a �62m programme of improvement works being carried out across Fife.
Spill out
Householders have been warned that oil solidifies after being tipped down sinks and into sewers and can then cause a blockage.
That could then cause waste water to back up in pipes and spill out onto the roads or even into properties.
Calum Scott from Scottish Water said: "The Bruce Embankment pumping station on St Andrews' world famous waterfront was badly in need of refurbishment.
"Years of damage from discarded fat, oil and grease had left the facility in need of an overhaul.
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