Ask Yourself This

If Scottish Water are not responsible for the Logan Water Pollution then why are they paying scientists £24,000p out of the public purse? No doubt we will have to fight tooth and nail for any compensation due to us but here we see them handing over more than twice what we have claimed for scientists to monitor a section of river for which they have no baseline data. What are any results of surveys going to be based on 'pie in the sky figures'? Easy money if you can get it.
Several angling associations and clubs are now actively seeking information in relation to pollutions which have happened in their own particular sections of river which involve Scottish Water these figures when compiled will be published and no doubt will make for interesting reading.
We have also heard that U.C.A.P.A.Ltd have engaged the services of the A.C.A. and are currently pursuing a claim against Scottish Water in relation to the Logan 'Incident' given the fact that they have done nothing to improve or stock said tributary then surely it would be in order for the Mid Clyde Angling Association to also submit a claim as any of the migratory fish spawning up there have to come through their section of the river first therefore any damage to stocks caused by the pollution directly affects them too. It is a sad state of affairs that a recovering salmon system should be subjected to such avoidable catastrophes.
We hope that valuable lessons have been learned on this occasion and that nothing like this is EVER allowed to happen again.
What we advise Scottish Water to do the next time is before any reservoir is drained
1 Video tape the first mile of river downstream from the proposed works
2 Carryout aquatic invertebrate surveys above and below the reservoir
3 Carry out electro-fishing to establish fish species and approximate numbers present
4 CONTACT ALL people with fishing interests within the chosen catchment area as they may have information on 2 & 3 They may have stocked the section so should have records of numbers and size.
5 When reservoir has been drained down ensure that someone is on 24hr standby to close the valves if a major storm is forecast, yes this may delay the works by a few days but surely that is better than wiping out a full section of pristine river or is profit the driving force in these scenarios?
6 God forbid it but should a similar incident occur Not only S.E.P.A but the angling associations or clubs should also be informed. Instead of having to find out from a third party like we did. Fortunately we had a warranted bailiff who was in the area and who was able to attend immediately on receiving the information, to video tape the whole scenario or perhaps we would never have gotten to hear about it hmmmmmmmm.

We believe that the above six steps are not beyond reason and are very simple to do
and if they help prevent another ecological disaster like this one then it will have been money well spent.