The City of Edinburgh Council

FLOOD PREVENTION (SCOTLAND) ACT 1961

THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL WATER OF LEITH (THREIPMUIR RESERVOIR) FLOOD PREVENTION SCHEME 2006

Notice is hereby given in terms of the Second Schedule to the Flood Prevention (Scotland) Act 1961, that The City of Edinburgh Council being the applicable local authority within the meaning of the said Act for the purpose of preventing or mitigating the flooding of land in their area, not being agricultural land, intend to apply to the Scottish Executive for confirmation of a Flood Prevention Scheme under Section 4 (1) of the said Act, providing for the execution of certain flood prevention operations at Threipmuir Reservoir. A copy of the Scheme and the relevant plans may be inspected without payment of fee at The City of Edinburgh Council, City Development Department, Main Reception at 1 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh during the hours 8.30 am to 4.30 pm Monday and Tuesday, 9.00 am to 4.30 pm Wednesday, 8.30 am to 4.30 pm Thursday and 8.30 am to 3.30 pm Friday, and at Balerno Library, 1 Main Street, Edinburgh, EH14 7EQ during its opening hours for a period of 3 months from the first publication of this notice.

Any person may within this period by notice to the Scottish Ministers object to the confirmation of this Scheme. Any such objection should be sent to the Scottish Executive, Environment Group, Air Climate and Engineering Division, Mailpoint 3, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ.

Gill Lindsay, Council Solicitor

The City of Edinburgh Council, City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1YJ.

March 2006.