News

Leadership Transition in 2023 as New Scottish Water Chief Executive Appointed

A new Chief Executive has been appointed to lead Scottish Water

19 October 2022

Ballater and Braemar Drains to go on Diet

Scottish Water is to step up its fight against fatbergs this month, with a Fat Free Sewer project in two Aberdeenshire villages

17 October 2022

Scottish Water Volunteers Supporting Great British Beach Clean 2022

Around 30 Scottish Water employees used their volunteering time to support this year’s Great British Beach Clean 16 – 25 September.

07 October 2022

West Lothian Leisure Recognised at National Awards

A LEISURE Trust’s efforts to increase the number of children learning to swim in West Lothian and commitment to delivering a quality learn to swim environment has been celebrated at a national award ceremony, attended by some of Scotland’s all-time swimming greats. 

03 October 2022

BLOG: Greener Miles Make Scottish Water Fleet Better for Environment - Holly McPhee

This #ScotClimateWeek Holly talks about how we're trying reduce emissions when it comes to our fleet

29 September 2022

Drones and Laser Technology Cut Carbon Emissions

State-of-the art drones and lasers are being used to improve Scotland’s sewers

28 September 2022

BLOG: 50L Home Coalition - Braulio Eduardo Morera

As part of Scot Climate Week 2022, Braulio talks about a new generation of solutions to address water challenges

27 September 2022

Supporting National Inclusion Week with Recite Me

This week marks National Inclusion Week, an important date in all our calendars where we raise awareness and open up the conversation about inclusion to ensure accessibility for all.

26 September 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

HM Queen Elizabeth II: statement from Scottish Water Chief Executive

Douglas Millican, the Chief Executive of Scottish Water, has paid tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth II

08 September 2022

Bluestone Energy Submit Three Battery Energy Storage System Proposals to Scottish Government

A renewable energy developer is planning to build three battery energy storage systems across three Scottish Water sites in Renfrewshire.

02 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

Listening to our Customers to Help Deliver Water Services of the Future

We are inviting people to come to our Annual Consultative Meeting (ACM) in Edinburgh later this month to learn how we maintain over 63,000 miles of water and sewer pipes.

22 August 2022

Two Million Thank You’s as New Taps Quench Thirst for Water Refills

Our Top Up Taps have now saved the equivalent of more than two million single-use plastic bottles

12 August 2022

An Open Letter to Scotland’s Young People

We wanted to write to you in our role as Scotland’s business leaders and on behalf of our networks of thousands of Scottish employers to reassure you of our commitment and support no matter what path you follow.

09 August 2022