We're pleased to report that – despite some minor ponding by one of the gates – the new swails proved equal to the task after the first thunderplump of summer this lunchtime.
Thanks go to the Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust and Sustrans.
For background to this story, see Issue 348.
Canonmills Haugh or Loch may have been drained in 1847, but old habits die hard.
The hollow in which King George V Park and The Yard now nestle was formed in the last Ice Age, and, whether caused by natural or human influences, has been apt to fill up with water ever since.
Today, after what seems like weeks of continuous rain, the path connecting the Rodney Street Tunnel to Logan Street has flooded yet again.
Data supplied by Scottish Water sheds light on the network of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) feeding into the Water of Leith.
The figures quoted were obtained in response to a request made by Harald Tobermann, vice chair of Leith Central Community Council, under Environment Information (Scotland) Regulations, 2014.
In July last year, Spurtle responded to recent downpours by examining the current and long-term efficacy of Edinburgh’s £43M Water of Leith Flood Prevention Scheme (FPS).
As part of that, we reported the conclusion of the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA):