AFTER enduring years of frustration and heartbreak, the end finally looks in sigh for the recurring flooding nightmare which has plagued residents in the Rathburn Street area of Ianstown for years. The heavy rain over Thursday, June 13 saw the misery return, with the Buckie Coastguard, later joined by the town’s retained firefighters, to help deal with the incident which saw properties flooded. The road was closed for two hours while the water, which contained raw sewage, was pumped out heralding yet another clean-up operation. However, Scottish Water have revealed they have finally identified the source of the problem which should hopefully see a permanent resolution to the flooding problem. A Scottish Water spokesperson said: “Our local sewer response team was on site in Buckie on Friday attending to the clean-up of a sewer flooding incident which was reported to Scottish Water on Thursday evening. “We are aware of this being a recurring issue on Rathburn Street and have been working to investigate the root cause. We fully understand and appreciate that this is unpleasant for the customers affected and would like to apologise for the disruption caused. “Veolia, who operate the nearby waste water pumping station on Scottish Water’s behalf, on Friday identified a defect in the outfall pipe from the pumping station which appears to have restricted its capacity to manage storm flows. A temporary repair was completed over the weekend and normal operations were restored.
See full story in Banffshire Advertiser 25th June 2019