HC Deb 17 July 2000 vol 354 cc56-7W
Mr. Gorrie

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the Scottish sewage works at which untreated effluent(a) is used to wash screens in screen houses and (b) has been so used during the past five years. [126273]

Dr. Reid

Matters relating to the Scottish water authorities are devolved and are now for the Scottish Parliament. In the four years prior to 1 July 1999, the water authorities used potable water to wash screens in screen houses using an automated process in the majority of cases. However, waste water (sewage works effluent) was used at the following 10 sewage works:

North of Scotland Water Authority Biologically treated wastewater was used at Persely, Halkirk and Tain

East of Scotland Water Authority Settled wastewater was used at Edinburgh and Dunfermline Screened wastewater was used at Kirkcaldy and Tayport Biologically treated wastewater was used at Galashiels

West of Scotland Water Authority Screened wastewater was used at Meadowhead and Stevenson.

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