Map shows sewage outflow sites in Dunfermline and West Fife

An interactive map created by Forth Rivers Trust shows all the sites in the area surrounding the Forth.

This means swimmers and other water users will be able to easily access the information and identify how far from a potential outflow point they may be.

The trust created the map using data supplied to them through freedom of information requests.

You can view the map here. 

In Dunfermline there are sites at Elgin Court, Broomhead, Liggars Place and Milesmark. 

Also highlighted are outflows at Waggon Road in Crossford; Waulkmill, near Crombie; Limekilns; Cairneyhill; Torryburn; Newmills; Valleyfield; Low Valleyfield; Culross; Blairhall; Comrie; Oakley, Kincardine; North Queensferry; Aberdour and Kelty. 

All the sewage outflow sites in Dunfermline and West Fife have been highlighted on an interactive map created by Forth Rivers Trust. Image: Forth Rivers Trust. (Image: Forth Rivers Trust.)

Forth Rivers Trust interim co-director, Jonathan Louis, said: "Communities should know where outfalls could discharge raw sewage into their local river and when but here in Scotland, that information is hard to come by."

"The live dashboard system should be rolled out across Scotland so that communities are informed and protected and know when it is safe to use their local river. At the moment, this information is not available."

Forth Rivers Trust has also run a citizen science project called Outfall Safari in the River Almond and River Leven catchments.

It revolves around locating and assessing the impact of polluting outfalls in rivers and reporting them if necessary.

Amongst its goals are "to assess and rank the impact of the outfalls and report those that are polluting to the regulator" and "to build evidence on the scale of the polluting outfall problem and drive an increase in investment to resolve it."