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| Water failure shuts north schools | |
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| A major water treatment pumps failure has brought disruption to schools in the Inverness area. | |
| Engineers are restoring supplies to thousands of homes which were cut off after pumps broke down at a Highland treatment works. | |
| The problem has been fixed but Scottish Water said it would take some time to get supplies back to normal. | The problem has been fixed but Scottish Water said it would take some time to get supplies back to normal. |
| However, a spokeswoman for the utility firm urged 34 schools in the affected area not to open. | |
| Scottish Water staff have been working through the night to return supplies to 37,000 customers around Inverness, Nairn and North Kessock. | Scottish Water staff have been working through the night to return supplies to 37,000 customers around Inverness, Nairn and North Kessock. |
| Sheila Campbell-Lloyd, from Scottish Water, told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that the pumps which draw water to feed the Inverness area failed late on Sunday night. | Sheila Campbell-Lloyd, from Scottish Water, told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that the pumps which draw water to feed the Inverness area failed late on Sunday night. |
| AFFECTED COMMUNITIES InvernessCullodenSmithtonBallochNairnAldearnNorth Kessock | AFFECTED COMMUNITIES InvernessCullodenSmithtonBallochNairnAldearnNorth Kessock |
| She said: "It will take some time for the pipes to fill back up with water, engineers are working out the estimated times and it will be a phased return. | She said: "It will take some time for the pipes to fill back up with water, engineers are working out the estimated times and it will be a phased return. |
| "I'm hopeful that it would be back on by the end of today, certainly the primary schools in those affected areas, we would encourage them not to come out today because they will not have water. | "I'm hopeful that it would be back on by the end of today, certainly the primary schools in those affected areas, we would encourage them not to come out today because they will not have water. |
| "It's very important that we try to conserve as much water as possible to allow the network and the pipes to fill back up." | "It's very important that we try to conserve as much water as possible to allow the network and the pipes to fill back up." |
| She added: "What I would like to do is ask the 34 schools that are in those areas not to come into school today." | |
| A Highland Council spokesman said the problems would have ramifications for other services too. | A Highland Council spokesman said the problems would have ramifications for other services too. |
| Ms Campbell-Lloyd said emergency water supplies were being delivered to key customers and it was critical that Raigmore Hospital was kept supplied. | Ms Campbell-Lloyd said emergency water supplies were being delivered to key customers and it was critical that Raigmore Hospital was kept supplied. |
| It is also planned to deploy bowsers in the area. | It is also planned to deploy bowsers in the area. |