News & Views - Scottish Water

Cardross Community Welcomes Completion of Flood Prevention Project

We have completed a £1.5million project to tackle sewer flooding in the picturesque village of Cardross on the Firth of Clyde.

11 February 2025

An aerial image of the new solar scheme at Bathgate WWTW

£675,000 Solar Scheme Completed in Bathgate

We have completed a £675,000 solar scheme at our waste water treatment works in Bathgate, as part of our drive to reach net zero emissions by 2040

04 February 2025

Scottish Water staff member talking to the public

Time to Rethink Our Relationship with Water

Our new Draft Long Term Strategy Consultation is asking everyone to consider how they use water in the face of growing challenges

03 February 2025

L-R Chris Clark, Paul McLennan, Alex Plant and Donald MacBrayne

Official Switch On for £3m green Hydro Energy Scheme at East Lothian Reservoir

Our groundbreaking hydro scheme at Whiteadder Reservoir has now been officially switched on

30 January 2025

Fallen tree on access to Water Treatment Works at Inveraray during Storm Eowyn

How We Kept Scotland's Water Flowing in the Face of Storm Eowyn

What does it take to keep water and waste water services flowing in the face of a storm - by numbers

30 January 2025

The new solar scheme at Old Kilpatrick distribution service reservoir

Scottish Water Invests £485,000 in West Dunbartonshire Solar Project

A drinking water tank which helps distribute clean water to residents across West Dunbartonshire is now significantly greener thanks to the 548 solar panels which have now been installed on top of it

17 January 2025

Olympic swimming champion Duncan Scott OBE with his eight medals

School Eco-Champions can Win Safety Lesson with Olympic Legend in new Water Challenge

Scotland's most decorated Olympic athlete Duncan Scott OBE will give one lucky school class a water safety lesson as winners of our inaugural environmental challenge.

16 January 2025

Road Closures Required for £2million Sewer Scheme

We are more than half-way to completing a £2million project to upgrade the local sewer network in Glenmavis, North Lanarkshire

14 January 2025

Sewer Relief After First Phase of Major Upgrade Project Completed

The first phase of a more-than £10million investment to upgrade a strategic rising sewer main between Renfrew and Glasgow has been completed

23 December 2024

Loony Dook No Washout as Sewer Upgrade Completed Early

We have completed a challenging repair and upgrade of a stretch of pressurised sewer in plenty of time for the annual New Year’s Day freezing Firth of Forth ‘Loony Dook’

20 December 2024

Some of Scottish Water team who helped at the planting session, from left Jack Fullerton, Jimmy Will and Steve Garbett

Volunteers Dig In to Create Native Woodland at Roscobie Reservoir

Volunteers from across Fife have come together at Roscobie Reservoir to help create over a hectare of new native woodland on the Scottish Water site

18 December 2024

One of the units in RSE Dalgety Bay undertaking the chemical dosing installation works prior to dispatch to site

Innovative Timber Kiosks Helping Scottish Water Cut Carbon on Site

We've teamed up with RSE to trial an award-winning low carbon approach to housing equipment on site, by replacing traditional kiosks with modular wooden structures

17 December 2024