News

Scotland’s Beaches Achieve Best Bathing Water Quality Since 2015 

Scotland’s bathing water quality is the best it has been since 2015 when tighter standards first came into force, with 99% of all sites now classified as sufficient or better for next season

13 December 2021

H2o-To-Go is a Winning Formula at Glasgow Science Centre 

Our latest big blue Top Up Tap is now installed at Glasgow Science Centre so that everyone can discover the benefits of water and help protect the planet

06 December 2021

Water Back in Supply Following Storm Arwen

Scottish Water's frontline teams have returned to normal operation across the country

03 December 2021

IMPACT ON CUSTOMERS - Storm Arwen

Scottish Water teams are working hard across Scotland to restore supplies to customers impacted by Storm Arwen

28 November 2021

Innovative Partnership Delivers Community Energy Project

Read all about Scottish Water Horizons' involvement in a ground-breaking project to install one of the country’s most innovative and sustainable heating systems

22 November 2021

Nigg WWTW Halves Carbon Emissions by Harnessing Power of Waste

A waste water treatment process which maximises the production of biogas has helped a Scottish Water site in Aberdeen transform its carbon footprint and start exporting energy to the national grid

16 November 2021

Scottish Water Joins Global Coalition on Sustainable Water Use

Scottish Water has joined a growing global partnership aimed at encouraging customers to make smart decisions on water use to help protect a precious natural resource and reduce carbon emissions.

11 November 2021

Scotland’s Smart Canal Makes First Connection to New Housing Following North Glasgow Success Story

Patrick Harvie MSP, connected Europe’s first dynamic canal system to the inaugural housing development today at Scottish Canals’ COP26 event. 

10 November 2021

Lewis Peatland Restoration Projects Help Net Zero Drive

Scottish Water is working with communities on the Isle of Lewis to restore eroding, damaged peatlands and ensure they continue to act as vital carbon storage

02 November 2021

Flooding Project Completed in Prestwick

An investment project worth over £2 million to help tackle sewer flooding in Prestwick, South Ayrshire has been successfully completed

25 October 2021

Innovation is Heating Up in Renfrewshire

Learn about Scottish Water's role in a ‘fifth generation’ heating network at Scotland's manufacturing innovation district in Renfrewshire

21 October 2021

New £800,000 Solar Scheme for Aberdeen in Net Zero Drive

An ambitious solar energy scheme which will help power two of the main service reservoirs supplying water to Aberdeen has been completed

21 October 2021

Scottish Water Supports Upstream Battle

We teamed up with Literati and the Beacon Arts Centre in Inverclyde to continue our support for Keep Scotland Beautiful's campaign, Upstream Battle.

12 October 2021

Scottish Water Supports Sustainable Approach to Hydration for COP26 Police Officers

The sustainable solution will give officers access to temporary water points set up at posts around the country

07 October 2021

Pioneering Low Carbon Tayside Treatment Works Marks 20 Years

A ground-breaking waste water treatment works (WWTW) in Tayside that operates using a biological process within a lagoon is marking two decades of low carbon operation

30 September 2021