MSP demands answers from Scottish Water
Labour MSP Rhoda Grant has called on the Scottish Government to put pressure on Scottish Water to properly engage with householders in the strath about the problems with the supply.
In response to questioning in the Scottish Parliament, Alex Neil, Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment, pointed to "extensive consultation" that took place by Scottish Water in 2008, in advance of the construction of the new supply.
He also claimed that the Drinking Water Quality regulator was now ‘monitoring the situation’ and Scottish Water’s responses to householders.
Mrs Grant said: "I was delighted to be able to take this issue to the highest levels of government and bring it before the Scottish Parliament.
"This is an issue that has now been a huge problem for a number of months and yet there still does not seem to be an end in sight to some of the complaints that keep getting raised with Scottish Water.
"What is most concerning is that Scottish Water do not seem to even acknowledge a problem and they seem to be treating this as a PR exercise to be managed rather than a real problem affecting real people.
"I am pleased that the Cabinet Secretary is now at least aware of the problems and I hope that he will put real pressure on Scottish Water to engage fully with the local community."
She added: "I was disappointed, however, that he did not give any guarantee that the Scottish Government would take more of an active role, instead leaving it solely to the Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland to 'monitor the situation'."
"I will continue to campaign on this issue and I will work with all parties until Scottish Water finally deal with these problems and provide a supply that meets the needs of Badenoch and Strathspey."
