News & Views - Scottish Water

Environmental Approach to Reducing Sewer and Surface Water Flooding

We are using the natural environment to help reduce the risk of flooding affecting residential streets in the Milton area of Glasgow.

11 December 2023

New State of the Art Wastewater Treatment Works Reaches Milestone

A £35 million state-of-the-art wastewater treatment works in Winchburgh has reached a significant milestone

06 December 2023

Tunnelling Machine Named By Glasgow Pupil

A Glasgow schoolgirl has won a competition to name a tunnel boring machine as part of Scottish Water’s multi-million-pound Glasgow Resilience Project.

13 October 2023

A 3D visualisation of the what the new works could look like

State-of-the-art new Waste Water Treatment Works planned for North Berwick

Scottish Water has unveiled plans to build a new state-of-the-art Waste Water Treatment Works in North Berwick to help protect and enhance the local coastal waters

29 September 2023

A picture of technology installed at a waste water treatment works. There are blue skies with some cloud, and grass in the background.

Lowering emissions as water services flow to net zero future

A new report published in Climate Week has highlighted the progress towards net zero water and waste water services.

27 September 2023

aerial photo of a reservoir in rural location

£3 million investment in green hydro energy generation at East Lothian reservoir

Scottish Water has broken ground on a pioneering new type of hydro energy generation scheme at Whiteadder Reservoir

15 September 2023

Hi-Tech Tunnelling Machine Helps Improve Service for One Million People

A state-of-the-art machine has completed tunnelling beneath a busy motorway and railway line as part of a major project to benefit a million customers.

29 August 2023

Solar Powering Oban

Our latest solar power scheme is helping to protect the coastal community of Oban from the effects of climate change

22 August 2023

Image of school pupils and cabinet secetary

Priorsford Primary School Pupils joined by Cabinet Secretary to bury time capsule at new Water Treatment Works in Peebles

Local school children have buried a time capsule to mark the official opening of the innovative, new £30million Bonnycraig Water Treatment works in Peebles, Scottish Borders.

18 August 2023