Eradicating The 'Methil Ming'

Residents in Levenmouth have been complaining for several years about a stench coming from the waste water treatment works.

Scottish Water has confirmed that two new 30 metre stacks have been installed to tackle the problem.

One stack emits the treated odours from the sludge drying building whilst the other stack performs a similar task on all other treated odours within the WWTW. Scottish Water says by releasing the treated odours at a higher altitude than previously it improves the rate of dispersion, and reduces the risk of odours within the community surrounding the works.
 
Judy Wakker, Community Relations Manager, said: “Our investigations over the last two years have identified a number of sources of odour both at Levenmouth Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW) and in the surrounding sewerage system.
 
"Significant operational improvements have already taken place, for example chemical dosing to counteract the build-up of odours in the sewerage system.
 
"Replacing and raising the height of the stacks represents a major investment in the plant and will result in increased dispersion of the treated odours.  Construction work is now completed and commissioning on the first stack was completed at the end of July and the second stack in late August."
 
For further information on Scottish Water’s work at Levenmouth, visit www.scottishwater.co.uk/levenmouth