Water returns after mains repair

The burst pipe carried water servicing about 30,000 properties

Scottish Water engineers said they have completed repairs to the burst water main which affected about 9,000 properties around Cumbernauld.

The company said it would slowly recharge the main with water over the course of Sunday evening.

Bottled water was still being made available but Scottish Water said the supply would be sufficient for people while the repair work was completed.

Customers were warned there might be some discolouration to their supply.

Customers were advised to run their kitchen taps for a couple of minutes until it ran clear.

Raymond O'Brien, operations manager for Scottish Water said: "We had the potential for about 30,000 of our customers to be affected but the quick thinking of our engineers reduced that to about 9,000.

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Residents were supplied with bottled water while the pipe was repaired

"It took us some time to actually get down to the pipe and repair the pipe.

"Scottish water has prided itself recently on reducing the number of these incidents and over the past few years it has certainly reduced dramatically."

The bottled water which had been distributed from Cumbernauld Asda was moved to the Central Health Centre on North Carbrain Road.

Scottish Water apologised for any inconvenience the burst may have caused.