Water project could help wildlife

Scottish Water said the project would help the local wildlife

Otters and stoats could benefit from a �1m programme to improve water quality in North Lanarkshire.

Scottish Water claims the six month project, to install a pumping station at Carfin, Motherwell, would benefit wildlife living in Chapelknowe Burn.

It said the work would reduce the chance of sewer leaks and flooding during heavy rainfall.

The scheme follows the installation of a storm pipe in the Chapelhall area in March this year.

Scottish Water project manager Stephen Fraser said the project would also benefit those outside the Dalziel Park estate.

He said: "It is important that we not only consider local customers, but also the local wildlife. As part of the investigation programme we have identified the needs of the local otter and stoat population living on the banks of Chapelknowe Burn.

"The wider population will also benefit from this improved environment, with the Chapelknowe Burn flowing into the South Calder Water, which feeds Strathclyde Loch."

The project was due to start this week and some traffic disruption is expected in the area during this time.

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