Repairs on burst water main in Lybster area could take four hours, Scottish Water advises Caithness community
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Disruption to water supplies in a Caithness community could last for several hours, Scottish Water has warned.
The company said it was busy working to repair a burst water main in the Lybster area, but added that the full repair may take until 1.30pm to complete.
In an update at 9am, it confirmed that repairs were under way after the fault cut off or disrupted supplies to some homes and businesses.
"We are currently repairing a burst water pipe which is causing the interruption to the water supply for customers in Lybster," said a spokesman.
"The full repair will take an estimated four hours from now [9am] to complete.
"The water supply will gradually return to normal for customers once the repair has been completed. We expect it will take up to one hour for all customers to have normal water supply restored.
"While we carry out the repair please be aware that you may experience no water supply, low / intermittent pressure or discoloured water.
"At present we expect to complete the repair in a time-frame which means we do not plan to provide bottled at distribution locations.
For the latest progress updates on the repairs, visit Scottish Water's incident page.
