Scottish Water

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.

Two new solar schemes are now helping to power essential water and waste water services on the Isle of Bute, cutting operational costs and saving carbon.

Scottish Water has announced the preferred bidders for partner companies it will work with to transform the country’s public assets to keep taps flowing and protect the environment.

Tyndrum Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) in Stirlingshire has recently upgraded its process screening capacity by installing upgrades that are capable of handling more than triple its original volume.

A £3.4 million hydro energy scheme at a Scottish Water site in Stirlingshire has reached a key milestone with the installation of the turbine.

How Loch Lomond Group and a team of local craftspeople transformed a historic smokehouse site into Scotland’s newest spirit destination.

Scottish Water’s Stepps office is set to be home to one of the largest solar carports in the country, as work gets underway on a major £2.4m renewables project. 

A pioneering climate emergency project in the St Mary’s area of Dundee could be set to take its next steps.

Almost a third of the energy needed to power a waste water treatment works (WWTW) serving thousands of people in and around Alloa is now being provided by a £1.3 million solar scheme at the site.

Critical electrical work in the turbine room at Glen Finglas dam near Stirling in Scotland has ensured the continued safe operation and maintenance of Scottish Water’s hydroelectric dam.

Scotland’s newest green waste water treatment works has won a prestigious sustainability award from The Royal Academy of Engineering. Owned and operated by Scottish Water, the £35 million waste water treatment works, which was officially opened in October 2024, has been designed to serve

More than 20 organisations are formally joining forces to protect Scotland’s critical infrastructure from weather and climate-related impacts.

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. 

An expert touch was essential as JR Scaffold tackled a uniquely challenging project at Touch Water Treatment near Cambusbarron, Stirlingshire. The team installed intricate scaffolding around two pipe bridges to support a 10-week programme of repairs and refurbishment to the structure’s paintw

A £636,000 solar project which will help pump water to thousands of customers in South Ayrshire is now complete.