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BLOG: Drought, heat and water shortages. Why Scotland is not immune - Alex Plant CEO

Scottish Water’s Chief Executive Alex Plant explains why Scotland must act now to build long-term water resilience ahead of IWA global water congress

18 August 2026

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

Solar Battery Storage Scheme Powers Scottish Water Services

Scottish Water can now access renewable energy around the clock to help power one of its sites in Renfrewshire after completing a solar power and battery storage project

06 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

Woodland Project Gathers Pace at Loch Katrine as Regeneration Takes Hold

Hundreds of hectares of native woodland are now regenerating at Loch Katrine as a once-in-a-generation project to transform the landscape above one of Scotland’s most important water sources gathers pace

02 July 2026

Blog: Can Scotland Support More Data Centres? - Colin Lindsay

Colin Lindsay, Developer Services Manager at Scottish Water Horizons, takes a look at how Scotland can take a sustainable approach to supporting the development of data centres

11 June 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

Solar Scheme Helping Power Scottish Water Services for Penicuik

A new solar scheme is now helping to power essential water services for Scottish Water customers in Penicuik

20 May 2026

Sewing the seeds of 'Soak Up The Rain' call by Scottish Water

Scottish Water has launched its Soak Up The Rain campaign, which is encouraging people to help reduce pressure on drainage networks by taking small, individual actions at home such as adding plants and garden borders, switching to permeable paving where possible, and installing water butts to collect rainwater

19 May 2026

Blog: What IWA Glasgow 2026 means for water resilience and prosperity - Alex Plant CEO

IWA Glasgow 2026 brings global leaders together to accelerate water action, showcase Scotland’s approach and shape the Glasgow Framework

21 April 2026

Solar Panels Power Up Forfar site

A Scottish Water site in Forfar is now partially powered by renewable energy after more than 600 solar panels were installed on land at the treatment works

25 March 2026

Low-Emission Supply Chain Partners Announced

We've announced new low-emission steel supply chain partners, as we continue our drive to cut carbon in our capital investment programme and operational services 

 

05 March 2026

BLOG: Building a More Water‑Resilient Dundee

Catchment planner Dom McBennett takes a look at how a new way of managing surface water is at the heart of a major regeneration project in Dundee

26 February 2026

Tree‑mendous effort! Volunteers plant hundreds of saplings at Cocksburn Reservoir

Over 50 volunteers came together to plant 1300 native broadleaf saplings at Cocksburn Reservoir

29 January 2026

Solar Scheme Helps Power Fresh Water for Borders Homes

A new solar scheme is now helping to power essential water services in the Scottish Borders

20 January 2026