Hundreds of homes left without water on Christmas Day

Around 5,000 properties in total are thought to have been affected.

Published 26th Dec 2022
Last updated 26th Dec 2022

Hundreds of homes in the East Renfrewshire area were without water on Christmas Day and today due to an "operational issue".

Around 5,000 properties are thought to have been affected.

Engineers worked overnight to restore supplies but said some may have to wait longer for usual levels.

Just before 4:30pm this afternoon, Scottish Water said they were still working to restore services to the G76, G77 and G46 while repairs continued at the Picketlaw Water Treatment Centre on Boxing Day.

Areas such as Newton Mearns, Giffnock, Thornliebank and Clarkston areas were still facing disruption on Monday afternoon.

Bottled water was made available at several collection points, including Williamwood High School in Clarkston and St Clare's Primary School in Newton Mearns.

A Scottish Water spokesman said: "We sincerely apologise to those customers who have been impacted by this issue and we thank you for your patience and understanding.

"Our teams will continue to work until this is fully resolved."

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