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£2.3m Solar Power and Battery Energy Storage Scheme Complete

The solar power and battery energy storage scheme near Selkirk is set to save around 169 tonnes of carbon annually

14 August 2024

Solar Energy Boost Cuts Carbon at Central Belt Treatment Works

More than 885 solar panels have been installed on two Scottish Water sites in the Central Belt, helping to save 57 tonnes of carbon a year

30 July 2024

BLOG: You can keep your garden green while away without wasting a drop - Julianne Robertson

Gardening influencer Julianne Robertson offers advice on how to keep your garden watered while you're away on holiday without wasting a drop!

17 July 2024

Water On Tap In Eyemouth

On Friday, 12 July, Scottish Water took to the Borders town of Eyemouth to officially launch their latest Top Up Tap – installation number 124 across the country. 

16 July 2024

Taps on for Lochaber communities bringing hydration to the Highlands

Local communities have welcomed the arrival of two new Scottish Water Top up Taps in Glencoe and Kinlochleven as the school summer holidays get under way.

02 July 2024

Thurso Beach Top Up Tap Launch

Locals and visitors enjoying Thurso’s beach front will now be able to ensure they stay hydrated while out and about thanks to a new Top Up Tap situated at the town’s Pentland Crescent. 

30 May 2024

New Generation H2O Programme Launches at Loch Katrine

Youngsters help launch our new national education programme to encourage young people to protect the future of Scotland's water.

27 May 2024

Investment puts Nature at Heart of Keeping Orphir’s Waters Clean

We've completed a £2m investment to improve the performance of the Waste Water Treatment Works that serves customers in the village of Orphir in Orkney

21 May 2024

Kingussie Top Up Tap brings hydration to Gynack Gardens

Residents and visitors in Kingussie are being encouraged to carry a refillable water bottle and top up from a new Scottish Water refill point which has sprung up at the top of the revamped Gynack Gardens.

14 May 2024

Multi-Million Investment to Support New Housing in North Glasgow

We are investing £2million to upgrade the water supply network in Springburn and Robroyston.

 

14 May 2024

One Million Plastic Bottles Saved as Glasgow Embraces Topping Up from the Tap

Glasgow’s growing network of water refill taps has now saved the equivalent of more than one million single-use plastic bottles, since Scottish Water installed the city’s first Top Up Tap in 2018. 

30 April 2024

Invergowrie Primary Pupils Dig Deep for Green Car Park

Invergowrie Primary School pupils got their hands dirty when they took part in a flower and tree planting session aimed at sustainably managing rain water at Scottish Water’s Bullion House office car park

02 April 2024

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

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

Pioneering peatland project progresses

Two years after launching a peatland restoration project in the Outer Hebrides, we return to check on its progress.

14 November 2023