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Mooring Basin Opens
01 Oct 2005
The revitalisation of Scotland's inland waterways has reached a major milestone with the formal opening of a new £1.2m mooring basin on the Forth & Clyde Canal. The mooring basin, which has been funded by Scottish Enterprise Lanarkshire and British Waterways, with support from North Lanarkshire Council, will help meet the needs of increasing boat traffic on the newly reopened Lowland Canals and will provide a convenient resting place for vessels in transit between the Firth of Forth and Firth of Clyde.
Situated at the midpoint on the Forth & Clyde Canal, 15 miles east of Glasgow, the development includes pontoon berths, hard standing for 40 boats, a car park and facilities block.
In addition to the use of recycled materials in all parts of the construction process the site also boasts the latest in sustainable environmental facilities, with a unique water sourced heat pump utilising the canal water to provide heat and hot water to the recently constructed shower and toilet block. It is believed this is the first time in the UK, canal water has been utilised in this type of system.
In line with similar schemes throughout the UK a reed bed has also been cultivated to act as an environmentally friendly sewage treatment facility, with special bacteria breaking the waste down into its constituent harmless elements.
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