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| Water returns after mains repair | Water returns after mains repair |
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| Scottish Water engineers said they have completed repairs to the burst water main which affected about 9,000 properties around Cumbernauld. | Scottish Water engineers said they have completed repairs to the burst water main which affected about 9,000 properties around Cumbernauld. |
| The company said it would slowly recharge the main with water over the course of Sunday evening. | The company said it would slowly recharge the main with water over the course of Sunday evening. |
| Bottled water was still being made available but Scottish Water said the supply would be sufficient for people while the repair work was completed. | Bottled water was still being made available but Scottish Water said the supply would be sufficient for people while the repair work was completed. |
| Customers were warned there might be some discolouration to their supply. | Customers were warned there might be some discolouration to their supply. |
| Customers were advised to run their kitchen taps for a couple of minutes until it ran clear. | Customers were advised to run their kitchen taps for a couple of minutes until it ran clear. |
| Raymond O'Brien, operations manager for Scottish Water said: "We had the potential for about 30,000 of our customers to be affected but the quick thinking of our engineers reduced that to about 9,000. | Raymond O'Brien, operations manager for Scottish Water said: "We had the potential for about 30,000 of our customers to be affected but the quick thinking of our engineers reduced that to about 9,000. |
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| Residents were supplied with bottled water while the pipe was repaired | |
| "It took us some time to actually get down to the pipe and repair the pipe. | "It took us some time to actually get down to the pipe and repair the pipe. |
| "Scottish water has prided itself recently on reducing the number of these incidents and over the past few years it has certainly reduced dramatically." | "Scottish water has prided itself recently on reducing the number of these incidents and over the past few years it has certainly reduced dramatically." |
| The bottled water which had been distributed from Cumbernauld Asda was moved to the Central Health Centre on North Carbrain Road. | The bottled water which had been distributed from Cumbernauld Asda was moved to the Central Health Centre on North Carbrain Road. |
| Scottish Water apologised for any inconvenience the burst may have caused. | Scottish Water apologised for any inconvenience the burst may have caused. |