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Today heralds the addition of massive rock armour to the sewer outfall at the Merryton flats. Apparently Scottish water have decided that this barrier is needed, to prevent erosion by the tidal race and any floods washing the outfall away. Personally I think this is over the top and a waste of money. The money would have been better spent preventing what's coming out of this "grey water" sewer!
During yesterdays rainfall I could see quite a few sanitary items floating by and the smell was obvious too.
I thought these items were filtered out, according to Scottish water? Perhaps the River Community Councils new found pride in the riverside might take this up with SEPA and Scottish water ?
Having spoken to the Contractor today, I was assured that this rock would be covered over completely. If not, it would be a perfect Haven for Rats and Mink, to the detriment of everybody, as well as the wildlife!
Seems like we have a new family of brown river rats conveniently at the sewage bridge. Bold as brass, they gave me a lively show this morning on the riverside. (short video below )They seem to have appeared quite suddenly in the past week or two, maybe coincidentally with the nearby sewer pipe having been opened up and extended recently. There are brown rats from the west pier right up the riversides of course, normally not as easily seen, but with the removal of the undergrowth just up from the sewage bridge their cover has been blown, so to speak. This lot appears to be a family of 2 adults and two young ones from what I've seen. Some locals just dump bird seed, grain, carrot peelings and bread around the pillars and edges of the bridge. I have tried to educate them to put the stuff in the water but it falls on deaf ears, born and bred they think they know best - some folk just don't listen ! Mind you, it's the two legged local malicious variety you have to watch out for !
