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Scottish Water Turns to Nature to Create Rainproof Communities

We are harnessing nature to help reduce flooding in communities during extreme rainfall caused by climate change

05 March 2024

Rain Gardens for Wellhouse

Residents of a Glasgow neighbourhood are being asked for their views on a scheme to help manage surface rainwater and improve the environment

01 March 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

Tide has Turned on Greenock A8 Floods

Our £2.5million project to tackle frequent flooding on the A8 trunk road through Inverclyde has been completed

20 February 2024

New Fife woodland boosts biodiversity and captures carbon

Scottish Water is creating a new woodland in the Lomond Hills, close to its Lomond Hills reservoir complex in Fife

14 February 2024

King's Ransom for King's Inch as Multi Million Pound Sewer Upgrade Begins

The first phase of a more-than £10 million investment to upgrade the main sewer running between Renfrew and the Shieldhall waste water treatment works is about to get underway

29 January 2024

£9 million Highlands and Islands investment projects under way

Our 2024 multi-million investment programme kicks off across the Highlands and Islands this month, with three new projects getting under way in Newtonmore, Benbecula and Shetland.

16 January 2024

Scottish Water calls for a no wet wipes New Year

Scottish Water is encouraging householders in West Lothian to make banning wet wipes their New Year's resolution for 2024

27 December 2023

Improving Urban Water Quality "on track"

Latest report on improving urban water quality shows delivery “on track” and new data is published

21 December 2023

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

Teamwork to the Fore in Carnoustie Storm Response

Close collaboration with specialist supply chain partners and support from local stakeholders enabled major storm damage to a strategic sewer pipeline on the Angus coast to be repaired in under 10 days

12 December 2023

Environmental Approach to Reducing Sewer and Surface Water Flooding

We are using the natural environment to help reduce the risk of flooding affecting residential streets in the Milton area of Glasgow.

11 December 2023

Flood Scheme Accelerates New Greenock Sewer Project

Scottish Water’s £2.5million project to alleviate flooding on the A8 East Hamilton Street in Greenock is to facilitate delivery of a second project to benefit Inverclyde.

01 December 2023

Second Sewer Project Complete in Stonehouse Ahead of Schedule

Our one million pounds investment project to help prevent sewer flooding in Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire has been completed well ahead of schedule.

23 November 2023

Overland Sewer Serves Its Purpose

A huge overland pipeline has been dismantled and removed following the completion of a multi-million-pound upgrade of the local sewer network serving an Ayrshire beauty spot.

22 November 2023