News

Underground giant lowered deep into Edinburgh chamber

Scottish Water is nearing completion of a £5 million investment in Edinburgh’s waste water network following the installation of a nine-tonne screw pump into an underground chamber at McDonald Road Waste Water Pumping Station

03 April 2025

Average Household Water Bills to Rise by £44/year to Fund Essential Investment

Charges which fund vital water and waste water services in Scotland have been announced for 2025/26

28 January 2025

Scottish Water Continues Essential Sewer Repairs in Haymarket, Edinburgh

Scottish Water is set to commence the second phase of essential sewer repair works in Rosebery Crescent, Edinburgh, following the successful completion of upgrades to the waste water infrastructure at the end of last year

15 January 2025

Milestone As Edinburgh Team Pulls Enormous Nine-Tonne Screw Pump To Surface

A multimillion-pound project in Edinburgh has taken a significant step forward following the removal of a nine-tonne screw pump from underneath the ground as part of the ongoing upgrade of McDonald Road Waste Water Pumping Station

23 October 2024

Screw Pump Gives Wastewater the Twist of Efficiency

Scottish Water has hit a major milestone on a multimillion-pound project in central Edinburgh after installing a 16-tonne screw pump as part of the refurbishment of McDonald Road Waste Water Pumping Station.

31 May 2024

Palnackie harbour repair works underway

Repair works to the harbour wall at Palnackie has started following damage last year by a third party carrying out works in the harbour, putting a Scottish Water waste water asset at risk. 

15 March 2024

Scottish Water invests nearly £2 million to replace critical pipe at Kettleton Reservoir

A vital pipeline that delivers water to thousands of homes in Dumfries and Galloway is being replaced by Scottish Water as part of a £1.8 million investment. 

29 November 2023

Battling Babet

Going above and beyond to keep customers taps flowing during Storm Babet

25 October 2023

Traffic Restrictions Over as Ayr Harbour Sewer Repair Completed

We have completed a complex emergency repair on a damaged sewer in Ayr Harbour more than a week ahead of schedule.

14 February 2023

Battle Against Bursts Continues as Thaw Extends

Surge in pipe bursts following rapid thaw causing increased water demand on network

20 December 2022

Scottish Water Response to Thaw and Rise in Burst Pipes

Our teams have spent the weekend responding to a surge of burst pipes and leaks as the subzero freeze turns into a rapid thaw

18 December 2022

Major Investment in Full Flow at Milngavie Reservoirs

A significant investment project is under way at Scottish Water’s Craigmaddie and Mugdock reservoirs in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire

14 November 2022

Listening to our Customers to Help Deliver Water Services of the Future

We are inviting people to come to our Annual Consultative Meeting (ACM) in Edinburgh later this month to learn how we maintain over 63,000 miles of water and sewer pipes.

22 August 2022

Change to Road Traffic Management on Cathcart Investment Project

We're advising road users of an urgent change to the road traffic management currently in place in Clarkston Road, Cathcart to enable a £750,000 sewer upgrade investment project

15 July 2022

Busby Glen Sewer Upgrade Project to Re-start

Work is set to re-commence on the final stages of a project to improve the sewer network in Busby Glen, Giffnock

 

01 July 2022