The Scotsman, on UK Politics, 15 November 2026
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Read the original article on scotsman.com (opens in a new tab)The Scotsman reports that a £1 million Scottish Water investigation has found 69 Portobello properties with misconnected plumbing that can send household wastewater into local burns and the sea. It explains what a misconnection is, keeps Scottish Water's caveat that not all wastewater from these homes is reaching watercourses, and sets a Liberal Democrat attack against a Scottish government reply. Nothing in it misleads the reader.
“this does not mean that all wastewater from these properties is entering local watercourses”
The Scotsman keeps Scottish Water's own qualification on the 69 properties, so the reader does not overread the figure.
“a separate pipe which should only collect rainwater and empty into the nearest water body”
The article explains plainly how a misconnection causes pollution, so the reader understands the mechanism rather than a bare label.
“A Scottish government spokesperson said: “We take pollution entering our local water courses seriously.”
The Liberal Democrats' charge that the SNP government has shown no interest is answered by the government itself, so the political attack does not stand alone.
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