News

Innovative ‘dual-sided’ solar scheme at Aberdeenshire treatment site

An innovative solar scheme which produces energy from both sides of a solar panel has been installed at a Scottish Water site to support the company’s drive towards net zero emissions.

01 June 2022

Information Event on Project to Tackle Flooding in Giffnock

We're holding an information event in Giffnock to update the local community on a significant investment project that is being planned to help tackle sewer flooding in the Braidholm Road area

31 May 2022

New Era for Two Highland Waste Water Treatment Works

Two Waste Water Treatment Works in the Highlands are coming into Scottish Water's ownership after being built and operated via a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) since 1996

27 May 2022

New Ness Top up Tap is Ready to Flow

A new Scottish Water Top up Tap has been unveiled on the banks of the River Ness in the Highland Capital  

20 May 2022

Be a Superhero, Not a Villain

Spidey-senses are tingling at Scottish Water after the discovery of a Spider Man t-shirt which was blocking the sewer system in Dalmellington, East Ayrshire

20 May 2022

Hydro Nation Scholars see innovation in action at Inverurie

As part of their summer school training programme, a group of 20 of the Scottish Government’s Hydro Nation Scholars attended Scottish Waters £21 million state-of-the-art Inverurie Waste Water Treatment Works, to learn more about the facility.

09 May 2022

Critically Endangered Species Given a Boost in the River Annan

 £40,000 environmental project to bring back the critically endangered European Eel to the River Annan has been completed

05 May 2022

Medieval artefacts discovered during Scottish Water project

A Scottish Water project on the Isle of Lewis has led to the discovery of a Medieval site rarely identified in the Outer Hebrides

05 May 2022

Council Commits to Reduced Carbon 'Food-Print'

A Scots council has renewed a two-year contract to send its food waste to be used to generate renewable energy.

04 May 2022

BLOG: Let's wipe out wet wipes on our beaches - Catherine Gemmell

Catherine talks about why Marine Conservation Society are supporting our Nature Calls campaign

22 April 2022

Wildlife Reserve Sewer Choke Hard to Swallow

The Scottish Wildlife Trust is backing our Nature Calls campaign asking Scots to bin wipes, after chokes caused sewage spills at a popular North Lanarkshire wildlife reserve.

19 April 2022

Skellyton Green Energy Scheme

Scottish Water has applied for planning permission to allow green energy to power a South Lanarkshire waste water treatment works.

11 April 2022

Green Light for Major Sewer Flooding Investment in East Renfrewshire

We're gearing up to begin a £3 million project to address internal sewer flooding in Giffnock, Glasgow this summer

07 April 2022

Reservoir Lowered to Prepare for City Deal Country Park Project

One of our reservoirs in the west region, Balgray Reservoir, has been lowered to carry out vital maintenance work ahead of a £19.5 million transformation of the Dams to Darnley Country Park in East Renfrewshire

01 April 2022

Biodiversity boost for Lintrathen land

Scottish Water is creating a brand new area of woodland in Angus aimed at improving biodiversity and wildlife habitats.  

31 March 2022