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This report examines the Scottish Water Industry, including water supply and sewerage services provided by the three authorities:

• EOSWA
• NOSWA
• WOSWA

The capital expenditure on water supply and sewerage related projects by each of the Scottish water authorities for the 1995/96 to 1999/00 financial period and forecast expenditure for the 2000/01 to 2004/05 period. Capital expenditure for the three water authorities does not include PFI funding unless otherwise stated. The purpose of PFI is to use private sector finance and management expertise for projects which would traditionally have been financed and operated by the public sector.

For the purposes of this report, sewage refers to water-borne wastes from domestic uses of water, derived from households or similar uses in trade and industry.

Effluent is treated wastewater.

Sewage sludge is a by-product arising from the treatment of sewage or from septic tanks or similar installations.

Sewerage is a system of pipes and mechanical appliances for the collection and transportation of domestic and industrial waste waters.

With regard to sewage, treatment levels are classified as follows:

• Preliminary treatment:gross solids in sewage are removed or disintegrated by passing it through screens.
• Primary treatment: sewage flows into settling tanks where solid material sinks to the bottom.
• Secondary treatment: relies on the action of natural bacteria to break down the organic matter that is left in the sewage after primary treatment.
• Tertiary treatment: the removal of suspended matter and nutrients to enable the effluent to comply with more stringent standards before discharge to receiving waters.

All values are quoted at current prices unless otherwise specified.

Other related MSI publications include:

MSI Dataplus: Water & Effluent Treatment Plant: UK published April 2000

MSI Databrief: Water Supply Industry: UK published February 2000

MSI Data Report: Sewage Disposal: UK published February 2000.

Text © 2001MSI

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