It was one of Scotland's worst pollution issues, issuing iron-polluted water into the nearby watercourse, but this has been largely improved by the recently completed open-cast mining operations to the North, and the subsequent reparations and reed-bed water treatment facilities.
Water quality issues in Scotland were once severe, with iron-tainted water being discharged into nearby streams. Nevertheless, these conditions have improved considerably due to recent open-pit mining activities in the northern area and newly established reed-bed water treatment facilities.