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Walk this Way to Scottish Water’s new Top-Up Tap in Ballater
Scottish Water has teamed up with the Ballater Walking Festival to launch its 116th Top-Up Tap.
03 May 2024Pilot launches in Craigleith to reduce flooding
Scottish Water is launching an exciting pilot initiative to help reduce the risk of flooding in Craigleith.
03 May 2024Hi-Tech Transformation for Glasgow Victorian Waste Water Pumping Station
One of the most important waste water facilities in Scotland has undergone a technological transformation 120 years after it was opened.
02 May 2024Scottish Water Powers Ahead with Switch to Electric Vehicles in Orkney
Scottish Water is powering ahead in its efforts to reach net zero emissions after its water treatment team in Orkney made the switch to electric vehicles (EVs)
01 May 2024One Million Plastic Bottles Saved as Glasgow Embraces Topping Up from the Tap
Glasgow’s growing network of water refill taps has now saved the equivalent of more than one million single-use plastic bottles, since Scottish Water installed the city’s first Top Up Tap in 2018.
Scottish Water Welcomes UK Plastic Wet Wipe Ban
We've led the way against wet wipes containing plastic as the UK Government announces a ban
22 April 2024Skelmorlie Water Main Upgrade to Start
We are set to begin work on a £2million upgrade to our water main network supplying customers in North Ayrshire.
22 April 2024Dog Detectives on the Scent of Leakage in Borders and East Lothian
We're deploying a crack team of specially trained dogs to help locate hidden leaks on our network in rural areas
17 April 2024Follow-up water pipe event for Ross-shire residents
Scottish Water is offering Ross-shire residents a further opportunity to discuss a proposal for a new pipe to supply water to a hydrogen production plant next to Beinn Tharsuinn Windfarm, west of Edderton, at a drop-in consultation event.
09 April 2024Tom’s Munro Challenge Memories Inspire Generation 2024 to Support WaterAid
WaterAid Munro Challenge founder Tom Millar looks back on three decades as we gear up for this year's event.
08 April 2024Free Planters and Water Butts for Prestwick Neighbourhood to Reduce Flood Risk
We've launched a pilot project offering 250 homeowners free water butts and planters to help reduce the risk of flooding for their neighbours downstream
05 April 2024High-Tech UK-First to Solve Historic Sewer Problem
Scottish Water has turned to ultra high-pressure robotics in a UK-first to remove decades of industrial deposits blocking a strategic sewer in South Lanarkshire
03 April 2024Combined Sewer Overflow Data Update
Annual data on overflows from the public waste water system have been published to meet our regulatory requirements and our commitment in the Improving Urban Waters Routemap
27 March 2024New gardens set to ‘rain-in’ flooding risk at Scottish Water’s Invergowrie office
A PILOT project to rainproof Scottish Water’s Invergowrie office has been completed as the publicly-owned water company looks to reduce the risk of flooding, and inspire others to follow suit.
07 March 2024Scottish Water Turns to Nature to Create Rainproof Communities
We are harnessing nature to help reduce flooding in communities during extreme rainfall caused by climate change
05 March 2024