Urgent repair work has taken place Aberfeldy after a collapsed sewer left filth spilling on to the street.
An investigation has been taking place to find the cause of sewage spotted spilling out on to the street for the third time in three weeks.
Scottish Water says a contractor carried out the work on Taybridge Drive on Thursday.
Barriers currently surround the site and will be left until it is known whether more work will need to be done.
Should follow-up work be needed, disruption is expected to last no more than two weeks.
The initial incident was reported on February 23 and cleared on March 6. A similar leak was flagged just three days later.
Scottish Water says it identified a defect in the pipe that has meant recurring blockages. Thursday’s work fixed this issue.
Apologising to locals, a spokesperson said work will also be done to minimise further disruption.
CCTV investigations were also carried out to ensure there are no other problems.
Results are currently being reviewed and residents are being warned it could mean more work being done. Details on this are to be confirmed in the coming days.
A spokesperson for Scottish Water said: “Following investigation of the sewer at Taybridge Drive in Aberfeldy, our local team has identified a defect in the pipe which has resulted in recurring blockages.
“An urgent repair has been promoted and our contractor is to attend on Thursday to remedy the issue and carry out further CCTV investigations to ensure there are no other problems affecting the sewer.”
In an update on Friday, they added: “The team were on site on Thursday and excavated the damaged pipe and restored normal flows via the sewer.
“They also carried out CCTV survey of the sewer upstream and downstream, the results from which are being reviewed on Friday.
Follow-up work may be needed
“The localised excavation has been made safe with barriers, as it would provide a point of access to the sewer if there is need for any further non-intrusive repairs identified from the CCTV survey.
“This should be confirmed next week, so that we can either arrange further work via a specialist contractor; or otherwise complete the permanent repair to the pipe and reinstate the excavation.
“Our goal would be to reduce risk of recurrence and need for further excavation/repairs in the future.
“The timescale is uncertain until we know whether follow-on work is needed, but shouldn’t be longer than 1-2 weeks.”
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