Residents were warned not to drink tap water after a pipe fault at Rawburn treatment works, with bottled water hubs set up across the region.
People in parts of the Borders were warned not to drink tap water after damage was discovered
Homes and businesses across southern Scotland remain without water for a fourth straight day after a fault at a treatment works left thousands of customers struggling.
People in parts of the Borders were warned not to drink tap water after damage was discovered to a pipe at Rawburn Water Treatment Works on Tuesday.
Around 6,000 properties were affected initially, with normal supplies restored to 4,200 by Thursday.
A further 1,800 homes in areas including Duns, Eccles, Coldingham, Chirnside, Paxton, Coldstream, Burnmouth, Lamberton and Drone Hill were expected to have water back by Friday morning.
Scottish Water said it “fully appreciates the inconvenience this disruption is still causing to some affected properties”.
John Griffen, water operations general manager, said: “We are pleased to have restored normal supplies for the majority of the affected properties and will continue to work to do likewise for those still affected. We are focusing all of our efforts on the areas where there are still properties without water.
”We would again like to apologise to all affected customers for the inconvenience caused and thank them for their patience and understanding as we work to resolve the matter for all properties.”
Bottled water collection points have been set up, with the main one at Berwickshire High School.
Additional smaller bottled water collection points continue to be replenished at the following locations:
- Lammerview, Chirnside, Duns TD11 3UN
- Swinton Kirk, Main St, Swinton, Duns TD11 3JJ
- Opposite Greenlaw Town Hall, The Square, Greenlaw, Duns TD10 6UD
- Gavinton Village Hall, Duns, TD11 3QR
- Eccles Village Hall, B6461 Main Street, Eccles, Kelso TD5 7QP
- Birgham Cemetery, Coldstream, TD12 4NG
- Village Hall, Whitsome, Duns, TD11 3NA
- Foulden & Mordington Parish Church, TD15 1UH
- Hill View, Coldstream, TD12 4ED
- Paxton Village Hall, Paxton, TD15 1TE
- Hutton Village Hall, Hutton, TD15 1TS
- Fogo Church, Fogo, TD11 3RA
- Telephone Box, St Leonards, Polwarth, TD10 6YR
- Main Street, Leitholm, TD12 4JL