News

Scottish Water Delivers Second Best Year Despite Extreme Weather

Scottish Water delivered its second-best operational year on record, with record customer satisfaction, record investment and its lowest ever number of serious pollution incidents.

13 August 2026

£3M Investment to Benefit Customers in Edinburgh City Centre

Scottish Water is investing £3million to upgrade and strengthen ageing sewer infrastructure beneath Waterloo Place in Edinburgh city centre

12 August 2026

Public Consultation Continues on Major Bioresource Upgrade Project for Glasgow

Scottish Water is holding a second public consultation event on proposals for a multi-million pound replacement of its bioresource treatment plant in Daldowie

06 August 2026

Scottish Water completes Peterhead to Ellon water main renewal ahead of schedule

The job has been completed three months ahead of schedule.

23 July 2026

Views Sought on Major Bioresources Upgrade Project for Glasgow

Scottish Water is seeking feedback on proposals for a multi-million pound replacement of its bioresources treatment plant in Daldowie

04 June 2026

Improvement works to enhance access and safety at North Third Reservoir

Visitors to North Third Reservoir, near Stirling, will benefit from a series of improvements designed to enhance access and safety around the popular walking route.

03 June 2026

Scottish Water completes major restoration of Palnackie harbour wall

Scottish Water has completed its major project to repair and strengthen the harbour wall at Palnackie, helping protect the local environment and vital infrastructure serving the community

28 May 2026

Scottish Water confirms companies which will help deliver multi-billion pound transformation of water and waste water infrastructure

Scottish Water has confirmed the partner companies which will work with it to transform the country’s water and waste water infrastructure in the publicly-owned utility’s biggest programme of investment ever

11 May 2026

Next Phase of Seafield Investment On Track For Summer Start

Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy Gillian Martin MSP has visited Seafield Waste Water Treatment Works to hear of plans for a significant investment to further improve the site’s odour performance

12 March 2026

Scotland’s Infrastructure Decade │ Alex Plant Blog

Discover how Scotland’s £46bn infrastructure decade will boost communities, strengthen climate resilience, create jobs, and deliver long‑term environmental benefits.

11 March 2026

Defib donated to Glenfarg community

Scottish Water has donated a defibrillator to the community of Glenfarg

11 March 2026

BLOG Protecting Scotland's Water

Simon Parsons, Director of Environment Planning and Assurance at Scottish Water explains why our water is rightly a source of national pride

24 February 2026

Second Phase of Stewarton Sewer Flooding Project Complete

Scottish Water has completed the second and final phase of a £2.3million project to tackle sewer flooding on an East Ayrshire street

12 February 2026

Draining the Rain in Midlothian - £6m Project to Improve Water Quality

Scottish Water is to begin work on a £6million project to improve water quality and reduce sewer related debris entering a Midlothian water course

04 February 2026

Average Scottish Household Water Bill to Increase by £42 from April 2026

From April 2026, average household water and waste water charges in Scotland will rise by £42 to support essential services and national infrastructure investment

22 January 2026