Scottish Water

A new solar scheme is now helping to power essential water services in the Scottish Borders, helping to lower operational costs and supporting Scottish Water’s drive to cut carbon emissions.

A major independent review of how Scotland’s key agencies engage with the planning system has been published by the Scottish Government, setting out 17 recommendations aimed at speeding up decisions, reducing complexity and strengthening collaboration across the sector.

A new project in Edinburgh’s Craigleith area has seen free water butts and stormwater planters installed at 27 properties, to help reduce the risk of flooding. The work aims to reduce the amount of rainwater entering the urban drainage system during periods of heavy rainfall and is one of two

An innovative flooding project which saw free water butts and planters offered to residents in Prestwick has been completed.   The pilot Scottish Water scheme, aimed at mitigating the risk of flooding by capturing rainwater runoff from roofs before it enters the drainage system during extreme w

Scottish Water’s first online overflow map, showing near real-time data from waste water overflows across the country, has been launched and is now live and available for public use.

The last project in a programme of wastewater infrastructure works across Scotland has successfully completed an urban flood prevention scheme that will protect central Lanark and properties in the area from flooding.

A wide-ranging plan to reduce the risk of flooding across Ayrshire has been published.

Age Scotland, in partnership with Scottish Water, is urging older people to turn on the tap to stay hydrated as temperatures are set to soar this weekend.

The amount households pay for water and waste water services will rise by 4.2 % in 2022/23.

Age Scotland has partnered with Scottish Water to launch a new campaign to help older people across Scotland stay hydrated this summer and beyond. The campaign, supported by Age Scotland’s Hydration Matters publication and Scottish Water’s Your Water Your Life campaign, focuses on increa

Wellhouse Housing Association (WHA) has today announced plans for a pilot project to create rainwater gardens as part of its commitment to improving sustainability in the community.

Scottish Water Horizons has launched a new service to support housing developers with remediating unvested water and waste water assets across Scotland.

Plans by Wellhouse Housing Association (WHA) to bring new housing to the area have taken an important step forward. The housing association is focused on the continued regeneration of the area, however, work to bring much-need homes stalled due to ground water flooding which has been an ongoing

Closer working between Dundee City Council and Scottish Water to manage surface water drainage is helping to unlock potential development sites, the local authority's city development committee will hear next week. Both bodies have committed to work together with developers to find innovative ways o

A new guide has been published detailing how organisations can take the public with them when planning new building developments or other activities.