Clatto works provide clearer, fresher water to the people of Dundee
212,000 people in Dundee and parts of Angus and Perthshire will be benefiting from clearer, fresher water as a result of investment in the water treatment works at Clatto, near Dundee.
Start date
31st March 2008
End date
May 2009
Partners
Scottish Water Solutions - the joint venture partnership of utility companies and contractors set up by Scottish Water to help transform the country's water and wastewater infrastructure
Amount invested
£4,795,000
What we're doing
The refurbishment of Clatto water treatment works is the final link in a programme of upgrading the whole system – recently there has been in excess of £16million spent on the securing and improving the water supply to the area, including a new underground reservoir.
We'll be refining the treatment process to reduce waste and increase efficiency. The treatment process used at Clatto involves filtering the raw water through sand filter beds. After each filter has been used to remove impurities, the sand is washed and the dirty water is then discharged into the waste water network.
To make the filtration process more effective, each of the filter beds will be refurbished to improve their performance. To add additional efficiency, we will install a new settlement system to greatly reduce discharges to the waste water network.
Clatto Country Park
Clatto reservoir sits on the periphery of Clatto country park and was constructed in 1874 as a balancing tank in the event of problems with the supply from Loch of Lintrathen reservoir.
It is still linked to the treatment works as an emergency supply. The city is now served by the reservoirs at Loch of Lintrathen and Backwater.
