CCTV cameras are to be installed on an Aberdeen street in an attempt to combat fly-tipping.
Scottish Water has plans to put the cameras on Granitehill Terrace near the Persley Bridge over the River Don.
This comes after Aberdeen father, Scott Paterson, appealed for the city council to clean up the fly-tipping site of piles of tyres and rubbish.
Mr Paterson lives on the street and said that rubbish has been continually dumped close to his home for almost two years.
He said that despite repeated calls for the local authority to clean it up, the site is still commonly used by fly tippers.
Furniture, industrial waste and other discarded items have been left strewn across the grass verge close to his family home.
Mr Paterson said that because there is no pavement connecting Granitehill Terrace to the nearby roundabout, travelling on foot along the 60mph road is dangerous – and the abandoned rubbish makes the situation even worse.
Mr Paterson said: “This has been going on for about two years.
“It’s as if it’s a forgotten street. There’s huge issues for health and safety here – nobody can walk down this road because there’s no lighting, no paths.
“My house is a band G, and if you look at band G properties in Aberdeen, you’re looking at the likes of Queen’s Road – and would Queen’s Road have tyres and the rest of this mess about?
“And the local authority does nothing about it.
“It’s like an assault course with all these tyres.
“We’ve got young children. The road we’re on is a 60mph limit, and we have to walk on the road with our buggies – and this mess of course doesn’t help at all.”
However, Aberdeen City Council revealed that most of the fly-tipping was on land owned by Scottish Water.
A spokesperson for Scottish Water said: “The Persley WWTW is operated on behalf of Scottish Water under a PFI contract by Kelda Water Services.
“Fly tipping on the outskirts of the plant is a constant problem and the rubbish and tyres dumped on this occasion will be cleared as quickly as possible. Plans are already in place to do this.
“A new CCTV system is due to be installed at the facility which it is hoped will help put an end to the illegal fly tipping in the area.”
