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Underground giant lowered deep into Edinburgh chamber
Scottish Water is nearing completion of a £5 million investment in Edinburgh’s waste water network following the installation of a nine-tonne screw pump into an underground chamber at McDonald Road Waste Water Pumping Station
03 April 2025
Average Household Water Bills to Rise by £44/year to Fund Essential Investment
Charges which fund vital water and waste water services in Scotland have been announced for 2025/26
28 January 2025
Scottish Water Continues Essential Sewer Repairs in Haymarket, Edinburgh
Scottish Water is set to commence the second phase of essential sewer repair works in Rosebery Crescent, Edinburgh, following the successful completion of upgrades to the waste water infrastructure at the end of last year
15 January 2025
Milestone As Edinburgh Team Pulls Enormous Nine-Tonne Screw Pump To Surface
A multimillion-pound project in Edinburgh has taken a significant step forward following the removal of a nine-tonne screw pump from underneath the ground as part of the ongoing upgrade of McDonald Road Waste Water Pumping Station
23 October 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
Palnackie harbour repair works underway
Repair works to the harbour wall at Palnackie has started following damage last year by a third party carrying out works in the harbour, putting a Scottish Water waste water asset at risk.
15 March 2024
Scottish Water invests nearly £2 million to replace critical pipe at Kettleton Reservoir
A vital pipeline that delivers water to thousands of homes in Dumfries and Galloway is being replaced by Scottish Water as part of a £1.8 million investment.
29 November 2023
Battling Babet
Going above and beyond to keep customers taps flowing during Storm Babet
25 October 2023
Traffic Restrictions Over as Ayr Harbour Sewer Repair Completed
We have completed a complex emergency repair on a damaged sewer in Ayr Harbour more than a week ahead of schedule.
14 February 2023
Battle Against Bursts Continues as Thaw Extends
Surge in pipe bursts following rapid thaw causing increased water demand on network
20 December 2022
Scottish Water Response to Thaw and Rise in Burst Pipes
Our teams have spent the weekend responding to a surge of burst pipes and leaks as the subzero freeze turns into a rapid thaw
18 December 2022
Major Investment in Full Flow at Milngavie Reservoirs
A significant investment project is under way at Scottish Water’s Craigmaddie and Mugdock reservoirs in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire
14 November 2022
Listening to our Customers to Help Deliver Water Services of the Future
We are inviting people to come to our Annual Consultative Meeting (ACM) in Edinburgh later this month to learn how we maintain over 63,000 miles of water and sewer pipes.
22 August 2022
Change to Road Traffic Management on Cathcart Investment Project
We're advising road users of an urgent change to the road traffic management currently in place in Clarkston Road, Cathcart to enable a £750,000 sewer upgrade investment project
15 July 2022
Busby Glen Sewer Upgrade Project to Re-start
Work is set to re-commence on the final stages of a project to improve the sewer network in Busby Glen, Giffnock
