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UPDATE: Scottish Water have confirmed that repair work is now complete.
A BURST pipe is causing disruption to the water supply of homes near Glasgow.
Scottish Water technicians are on-site in Rutherglen to repair the rupture with the full repair expected to take an estimated two hours.
The water supply will gradually return to normal for customers after the repair is completed.
The utility company expects it will take up to an hour for all customers to have a normal water supply restored.
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Until then, residents may experience no water supply, low/intermittent pressure, or discoloured water.
A Scottish Water spokesman said: "We are currently repairing a burst water pipe which is causing the interruption to the water supply for customers in Rutherglen.
"The full repair will take an estimated 2 hours from now to complete."
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