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I was relieved to see that the Kilmarnock Water level hadn't risen much overnight despite heavy showers on the Fenwick Moor. The contractors were on site early and attempting to seal the leaks before pouring the final weir wall. Although there hadn't been much rain,...

What progress? Well after last weeks raised levels and a hiccup over the supply of stainless 'rebar', Borland's men were back in the river yesterday and today resetting the steel and formwork for the last wall. If the rain holds off overnight, the last wall will be...

Following our request, SEPA has agreed to waive the requirement for a CAR licence to allow the remainder of the centre of the weir to be removed thus preventing the delays that licencing could bring. Our thanks go to David Wilbraham at SEPA's Ayr office who instantly...

Just a quick update to our earlier blogs about the fish rescue at Kimarnock Water in the town centre. MBV, the contractors are forging ahead with the road up the river. When I was there yesterday, they were salvaging large rocks to reuse during the reinstatement works...

After more than 100 years holding back the upper river Irvine (and fish), the weir between Newmilns and Darvel has finally started to break up. At some point in the last few days, the weir gave way below the water line and the levels in the pool upsteam fell. ART...

Predictably, the dry spell came to an abrupt end and water levels rose early this morning preventing the contractor finishing the last weir wall at Black Rocks in Kilmarnock. When I checked the levels this evening, I was pleased to see the level of water maintained...