News & Views - Scottish Water

Children running along a running track. Grass surrounds the track and buildings can be seen in the background. The sky is grey.

Scottish Water Leave Lasting Legacy at Ardeer Primary School

Pupils at Ardeer Primary School in Stevenston are enjoying a new running track installed at their school, thanks to Scottish Water and contractor George Leslie, following major repair work earlier this year

27 June 2025

Pioneering Initiative Surpasses 210K Milestone

More than 210,000 people across Scotland have learned to swim, thanks to pioneering partnership with Scottish Swimming and Scottish Water

26 June 2025

children in a pool holding a Generation H2O banner a winners of the Make a Splash Challenge

Falkirk School Makes a Splash in Scottish Water Challenge

Primary 6 lass wins Generation H2O challenge to design a poster to help protect Scotland's water

25 June 2025

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

More than 82,000 youngsters to learn vital water safety skills this June

13 June 2025

Firm Footing for Playing Fields After Years of Shifting Sands

After more than ten years of interventions, a major project in Renfrew has been completed to protect waste water services to customers in Renfrew.

27 May 2025

Monitoring equipment has been installed to capture data about peatland restoration at Loch Katrine

Research to Shine Light on Importance of Healthy Peatlands in Climate Fight

Researchers at the University of Stirling are working with Scottish Water to capture data focused on underpinning the key benefits of peatland restoration work in the fight against climate change

14 May 2025

Members of the Climate Ready Infrastructure Scotland Forum gathered to sign a landmark climate resilience agreement

Scotland's Infrastructure Leaders Unite in Landmark Climate Resilience Agreement

Scottish Water is one of 20 organisations joining forces to protect Scotland's critical infrastructure from the impact of climate change

09 May 2025

Amanuel Akulu in a swimming pool taking adult swimming lessons as part of the Never Too Late Learn to Swim programme

Safety and Family Time Driving Surge in Adult Swim Lessons

Adults across Scotland are being encouraged to take the plunge and confront their water fears with the #Never Too Late adult swimming lessons

09 May 2025

Group photo of students and staff standing outside Trinity High School holding a banner that reads 'Scottish Water - We won the Generation H₂O Making Waves Challenge'. Everyone is smiling and facing the camera.

South Lanarkshire School Makes a Wave in Scottish Water Challenge

A secondary school in South Lanarkshire has won Scottish Water’s 2025 Making Waves Challenge as part of an education programme to encourage young people to protect the future of Scotland’s water

08 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

A group of seven people wearing high-visibility vests and gloves are planting greenery around a tree in an urban setting. They are standing on a paved area with a mix of potted plants, soil, and gardening tools. The background features a historic stone building with large windows and columns, as well as a clear blue sky. The group appears cheerful and engaged in their community gardening activity.

Perth Flourishes: Scottish Water and Beautiful Perth Bring Colour to Tay Street

Scottish Water has continued its successful partnership with Beautiful Perth as volunteers from the publicly-owned utility joined forces with the local charity to plant vibrant new blooms in planters that were donated last year

04 April 2025

L-R Ross McLory (left) Head of Business Development for Industrial and Commercial at SSE Energy Solutions and Donald MacBrayne, Business Development Manager at Scottish Water Horizons

SSE and Scottish Water Horizons launch heat networks partnership in Highland capital

Inverness is set to benefit from pioneering green heating technology as part of a major new partnership between SSE Energy Solutions and Scottish Water Horizons

13 March 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