Written Question · S2W-20879 · Session 2
Whether there are any plans to use settling ponds in the design of the A68 Dalkeith northern bypass to avoid pollution of the River Esk and…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to use settling ponds in the design of the A68 Dalkeith northern bypass to avoid pollution of the River Esk and other watercourses and whether (a) all planning consents are in place and (b) the necessary land has been purchased for such ponds.
The answer
Settling ponds will be part of the design of the drainage of the Dalkeith Northern Bypass. The necessary planning consent for the scheme was confirmed under the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 and the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947 in 1993.
Land for the settling ponds is being acquired by agreement.
Land for the settling ponds is being acquired by agreement.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-20879 by reference.