Loch Ness water supply for Highland communities
A new water treatment works was constructed as part of the upgrade
At a glance
Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston have been connected to a new water supply from Loch Ness
Scottish Water started work on improving the communities' drinking supply in 2018
The upgrade included building a new water treatment works
Six miles of new water main was also laid
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Water from Loch Ness is being used to supply two villages near its shores.
Scottish Water said Fort Augustus and Glenmoriston now had a reliable and improved supply that was better able to cope with peak summer demand.
The company started work on the upgrade in 2018.
It includes a new water treatment works capable of producing one million litres of water a day.
About six miles (10km) of new water main was also laid, including a section below the River Oich and Caledonian Canal in Fort Augustus.
Loch Ness is Scotland's largest freshwater loch by volume.
It can hold more water - 7,452 million cubic metres - than all English and Welsh lakes together, external.
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- Published22 November 2019
