Burst water main in ML9, Larkhall
Stage 2 - Fault Located
3-way traffic management will be in place from 19:00hrs tonight at the Garrion Bridge roundabout, and we aim to have this removed from site by the early hours of tomorrow morning (Saturday 1st February). We are carrying this work out from Friday night into Saturday morning to minimise any impact on road users. ***
Customers in ML1 Netherton, ML2 Overtown, ML8 Law, and ML9 Netherburn and Shawsburn may experience an interruption to their water supply on Wednesday evening next week (5th February).
This is due to essential repairs to a burst 15 inch strategic water main on the Garrion Bridge in ML9 Larkhall which supplies water to customers in the areas listed above.
To ensure the safety of the public and our teams during the repair, 3-way traffic management will be in place from the morning of Wednesday 5th February. Road users are advised to please consider an alternative route if at all possible, in order to avoid potential delays to your journey.
Works are scheduled to commence at 22:00hrs on Wednesday evening, and our teams will work throughout the evening and into the night to complete the repair and return the water network to a normal service as quickly as possible.
Tankers will be on-site to distribute water into the network to maintain water supplies for customers overnight whilst we carry out the repair. However, around 25 properties located near the Garrion Bridge will experience an interruption to their water supply until the repair has been completed. Letters will be distributed directly to these properties to provide advance notification for customers.
Residents in the affected areas may experience increased noise disruption from tankering, as well as enhanced traffic activity near the repair site at the Garrion Bridge. We will work to minimise any disruption to our customers, but we apologise in advance for any inconvenience that this may cause.
We are taking measures to maintain supply for over 4,500 customers whilst also minimising the risk of any discoloured water which can occur during such incidents.
If you experience brown water, we advise to allow your cold-water kitchen tap to run at a reduced pressure until this runs clear. Do not run any other taps or use any water appliances whilst doing so and follow the same process with any other taps affected once the water is clear from your cold-water kitchen tap.
If you experience white water, this is air trapped in the supply and will clear within 24 to 48 hours.
We would like to thank all affected customers and road users in advance for their patience and co-operation whilst we undertake this repair.
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Interruption to supply
When we are doing maintenance or repairs to the water network, you may experience cloudy or discoloured water. This video explains what to do if you are affected.
Burst Water Main FAQs
Discoloured Water FAQs
If the water from your cold kitchen tap (or any other mains fed tap) suddenly becomes discoloured, this could be because some maintenance or repair work is being carried out on our network in your area. If we have not informed you of any work being carried out, please contact us for more details. If we are not working in your area, we will investigate the cause of discolouration for you and let you know. For more information please see our factsheet: Colour, taste and odour explained.
In most cases discoloured water is not harmful and can be cleared by running the first incoming cold water tap (usually in the kitchen) at a trickle until it clears. Very occasionally customers have noticed "tiny particles" or "bits" in their tap water. This can be caused by planned or unplanned work to the water supply network which causes natural sediment in the pipes to shift (quite often this is a dark red, brown colour).
Small dark grey or black particles can occasionally be caused if your pipework is made from lead. This is most likely if your house was built before 1970. For more information see our Lead and Your Water pages.
