News & Views - Scottish Water

Super Solar Scheme Underway in East Dunbartonshire

Our most ambitious solar energy scheme to date is now under construction at our most energy intensive asset

30 September 2022

BLOG: 50L Home Coalition - Braulio Eduardo Morera

As part of Scot Climate Week 2022, Braulio talks about a new generation of solutions to address water challenges

27 September 2022

Significant Carbon Savings from Circular Economy Approach

Adopting circular economy principles to refurbish rather than replace four scraper bridges at Dalmarnock Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW) in Glasgow has resulted in an 80% carbon reduction.

30 August 2022

Two Million Thank You’s as New Taps Quench Thirst for Water Refills

Our Top Up Taps have now saved the equivalent of more than two million single-use plastic bottles

12 August 2022

"Don't Be A Tube" - Firm Plea As Sewer Suffers Vandalism

Our sewer response team was shocked to discover a sewer blocked with a number of tree protector tubes in East Renfrewshire.

12 August 2022

Maintaining Normal Summer Public Water Supply

Scottish Water is working to maintain public water supply to customers in parts of the country affected by prolonged dry warm summer weather.

04 August 2022

‘Challenging but Successful Year’ for Scottish Water - Annual Report Highlights

Scotland’s public water and waste water provider has published its annual report

27 June 2022

Passengers Encouraged to Top Up from The Station Tap on World Refill Day

Passengers travelling through two of Scotland’s busiest railway stations are being encouraged to top up with Scottish tap water as part of a global campaign to prevent plastic pollution.

16 June 2022

BLOG: What do we do with all this water? – Brian McCarthy

Brian talks about how much water he uses on a normal day & how it all adds up

15 June 2022

Major Works to Tackle Sewer Flooding in Giffnock

We will begin a long-awaited project to help tackle sewer flooding in Giffnock, East Renfrewshire as schools close for summer

13 June 2022

Close up view of Dual Sides Solar Panels at Fraserburgh Waste Water Treatment Works

Innovative ‘dual-sided’ solar scheme at Aberdeenshire treatment site

An innovative solar scheme which produces energy from both sides of a solar panel has been installed at a Scottish Water site to support the company’s drive towards net zero emissions.

01 June 2022

BLOG: The Value of Water - Brian McCarthy

Brian talks about the need to value what we have and ensure it’s available to everyone in abundance both now and in the future, without destroying the environment from where it originates and cycles.

26 May 2022