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WET, WET, WET … AND SLIPPERY

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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.

POLLUTION IN THE WATER OF LEITH

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SCOTTISH WATER LACKS DATA

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.