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Dog 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 2024
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Free 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 2024
Adapting Scotland’s Water and Waste Water Services to Climate Change
Our plan sets out what we must do and how we need to work with others to ensure our services against the impact of climate change
29 February 2024
More Investment Vital to Tackle Climate Change Impact
Latest performance report highlights need to address climate impact on water and waste water services
15 December 2023
BLOG: Holly McPhee talks Net Zero milestones in Scottish Water Fleet on World EV Day
Scottish Water's electric fleet has hit a major milestone in Net Zero ambitions, says project manager Holly McPhee
07 September 2023
Improving Urban Waters Remains on Track as Planned Update Published
Scottish Water’s plan to further improve the quality of the country’s urban waterways has been updated a year on from its publication
14 December 2022
Net Zero Routemap Update Published
Half of emissions associated with the delivery of Scotland’s water and waste water services have been cut.
26 September 2022
Significant Carbon Savings from Circular Economy Approach
Adopting circular economy principles to refurbish rather than replace four scraper bridges at Dalmarnock Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTW) in Glasgow has resulted in an 80% carbon reduction.
30 August 2022
‘Challenging but Successful Year’ for Scottish Water - Annual Report Highlights
Scotland’s public water and waste water provider has published its annual report
27 June 2022
Extreme Weather Led to ‘Extraordinary’ Period for Scottish Water, New Report Reveals
Extreme weather conditions led to one of the “most challenging and extraordinary periods” for Scotland’s water and wastewater provider.
20 January 2022
Urban Waters Routemap Supports National Action Plan
Scottish Water has published its Urban Waters Routemap to further protect the urban water environment
22 December 2021
BLOG: Building Knowledge and Taking Action - Mark Dickson
Mark Dickson talks about our progress with net zero in our Capital Programme
16 September 2021
BLOG: Driving Down Emissions – Paul Kerr
Paul Kerr talks about how we must adopt a ‘mindset change’ to address ‘climate change’
15 September 2021
Water and Waste Water Services Played Key Role in Pandemic Response
The challenges of maintaining public water supplies during the year of the pandemic have been highlighted in a new performance report
01 September 2021
