News & Views - Scottish Water

Group Picture at new gardening bed installed at Tay St. Image includes Scottish Water, Beautiful Perth and Councillor Chris Ahern

Beautiful Perth and Scottish Water in partnership to brighten up city centre

A BURST of colour has appeared on Queen’s Bridge as new gardening beds, funded by Scottish Water and looked after by Beautiful Perth volunteers, spring into life.

15 August 2024

£2.3m Solar Power and Battery Energy Storage Scheme Complete

The solar power and battery energy storage scheme near Selkirk is set to save around 169 tonnes of carbon annually

14 August 2024

Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy Gillian Martin centre with Scottish Water's director Professor Simon Parsons and Sharon Hamilton Manager of the Intelligent Control Centre at The Bridge, Stepps

Investment in Scotland's Sewers Preventing Pollution

Net Zero Secretary Gillian Martin gets insight into how smart-technology intelligent networks are reducing pollution

07 August 2024

Scottish Water to Close Greig Street for Urgent Sewer Repairs in Inverness

Additional sewer repair work is required at Greig Street, Inverness with a road closure in place from 19th-30th August.

06 August 2024

Investment

Green Energy Boost for East Ayrshire

A project to install nearly 900 solar panels has been completed at a waste water treatment works in East Ayrshire.

05 August 2024

Scottish Water specialist graduate Patricia Lopes holds up glass of water against scenic mountain background

Scottish Water Providing High Level of Customer Service with Record Investment

The newly published Annual Report and Accounts Performance and Prospects 2023/2024 reveals investment tops £1 billion for first time.

02 August 2024

BLOG: Scotland's water: facing the climate challenge together - CEO Alex Plant

CEO Alex Plant shares his thoughts on the impact of climate change and the challenges we face around water resilience, efficiency and environmental performance.

01 August 2024

Drone image of residential area showing houses, roads, and green spaces.

Work to start on £2million Airdrie sewer upgrade

Work on Scottish Water‘s £2million project to support a new housing development and reduce the risk of future sewer flooding in the Glenmavis area of Airdrie is due to get underway.

31 July 2024

Investment

Aerial view of Hamilton Waste Water Treatment Works

Groundbreaking Hydropower Project Completed in South Lanarkshire

Work on a groundbreaking project to harness hydropower from waste water has been completed by Scottish Water, supporting its drive to achieve net zero emissions by 2040

30 July 2024

Solar Energy Boost Cuts Carbon at Central Belt Treatment Works

More than 885 solar panels have been installed on two Scottish Water sites in the Central Belt, helping to save 57 tonnes of carbon a year

30 July 2024

Halfway Point Reached to Reline Renfrew Rising Main

The first phase of our multi-million-pound project to upgrade a burst-prone rising main in Renfrew has reached the halfway point.

25 July 2024

Screw Pump Gives Wastewater the Twist of Efficiency

Scottish Water has hit a major milestone on a multimillion-pound project in central Edinburgh after installing a 16-tonne screw pump as part of the refurbishment of McDonald Road Waste Water Pumping Station.

31 May 2024