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Medal winners, delivery partners and the operations team are pictured on the upper level of the WWTW

Major award for teams behind Scotland's new green waste water treatment works

Scotland’s newest green waste water treatment works has won a prestigious sustainability award from The Royal Academy of Engineering

13 June 2025
Child floating on its back in a swimming pool

Scots Kids Dive In for Life-Saving Lessons During Drowning Prevention Week

13 June 2025
This aerial shot shows school pupils planting on the meadow site

Edinburgh community sows seeds for the future on site of key project

12 June 2025

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Stay Safe Around Reservoirs and Watercourses This Summer

We are urging people to stay safe, behave responsibly and not take risks around watercourses such as reservoirs, rivers, lochs and beaches this summer

05 June 2025
Diggers working on the peatland restoration project at Afton Reservoirs

Afton Reservoir Peatland Project Complete

We have completed work to restore over 500 hectares of peatland in East Ayrshire ahead of schedule, helping to protect water quality and cut carbon in the face of climate change

03 June 2025
Newly planted trees with tree guards at Clunas Reservoir

New Native Woodland Planted at Clunas Reservoir

Hundreds of native broadleaf trees have been planted on land surrounding a highland reservoir, helping to improve biodiversity in the area and lock up carbon

01 May 2025
Inchgarth Biodiversity Initiative members at the edge of one of the new wader scrapes

Biodiversity Improvements Carried Out at Inchgarth Reservoir

Work to provide an improved habitat for wading and farmland birds, as well as protecting and enhancing biodiversity, has been carried out on land around a popular Aberdeen reservoir

24 April 2025
2x Rangers, Helen Rountree on left and Josh Mackin on right, pictured at Gladhouse in front of the reservoir holding binoculours

Reservoir Ranger Helen - From Asia to Carron Valley

Helen Rountree shares her journey from traveling the world as an English teacher to a new career as a Scottish Water Visitor Management Ranger

26 February 2025
Volunteers from Scottish Water and Friends of the Pentlands pictured at the tree planting site overlooking Glencorse Reservoir

A Team Effort for New Trees at Glencourse

Scottish Water volunteers joined forces with environmental charity Friends of the Pentlands to plant hundreds of trees near Glencorse Reservoir

26 February 2025
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