SCOTTISH WATER RESPONSE TO THAW AND RISE IN BURST PIPES
Scottish Water teams have spent the weekend responding to a surge of burst pipes and leaks as the subzero freeze turns into a rapid thaw.

Since Thursday monitoring systems have shown an additional demand of more than 100 mega litres a day (100 million litres) on the network – assessed as the result of broken pipes and leakage.

Over the past several days there has been a 100-150% increase in the number of confirmed bursts – the actual figure is likely to be much higher.

They have provided the following information about the situation and advice for affected households.
Scottish-Water Response to Thaw and Rise in Burst-Pipes