What reports the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has received from the North of Scotland Water Authority (NOSWA) and others…

There was a treatment failure at North of Scotland Water Authority's Newmore water treatment works on 5 February. This resulted in an overflow from the wash water recovery tanks into the local watercourse. Wash water is liable to contain aluminium sulphate, which forms part of the treatment process. The water authority immediately took remedial action to prevent any further discharge and reported the incident to the Dingwall office of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). Any follow up actions by SEPA will be a matter for them. However, they have received no reports of any adverse impact arising out of this incident.The incident was also notified to the Water Services Unit at the Scottish Executive in accordance with agreed procedures.