Lower Largo

What We Are Doing

Lower Largo bay has been designated an official Bathing Water and Scottish Water has undertaken a programme of work with SEPA, Fife Council and the local community with regards to understanding the improvements needed to the waste water network and assets to meet Sufficient status as a minimum.

The purpose of the new treatment system is to add secondary treatment during the bathing season to the existing waste water treatment works, that provides primary treatment only.

Delivery of this project involves the installation of equipment including a new access road and bellmouth off the existing A915, two secondary treatment kiosks (18 metres x 4 metres x 3.5 metres high), tertiary filters, UV filters and temporary power generators.

Equipment will be housed within and protected by a 2.4m high security fence, with a security gate.

Update August 2026

Over the summer, both new treatment units have been installed and commissioned on site, representing a major step forward for this important investment.

We have now switched on both of the new secondary treatment units. This means wastewater is now beginning to be treated through the new system before being returned to the outlet of the existing treatment works.

The focus now turns to testing, monitoring and sampling to understand how the system performs as it becomes fully operational.

We are also continuing to work closely with SEPA who are being kept updated as the project moves into this next phase. 

Beach sewer network improvements

We have also been carrying out repairs to a damaged section of sewer on the beach in support of getting the new WWTW up and running.

This is technically challenging work, with teams having to work around tidal conditions and within a very busy beach environment during the summer holidays. Despite these challenges, we are now nearing completion and hope to finish this work next week. 

These repairs will help improve the long-term resilience and efficiency of the local sewer network and support the wider package of improvements being delivered in the area.

Our focus now is on completing the remaining beach works and continuing the monitoring and testing programme for the new treatment system. We thank the community for their continued support.

We held a drop-in public information event at the Durham Hall in November 2025 where members of the project team were available to explain more about the work involved and to take on board any concerns or questions from the community. The information boards from this event can be viewed below.