Scottish Water
Always serving Scotland
Our vision




 Scotland’s most valued and trusted business,
 one that we can all be proud of.
Always serving Scotland

providing high quality affordable water

protecting and enhancing our environment

supporting Scotland’s communities and economy
Scottish Water – facts and figures
Scottish Water – facts and figures

Scottish Water has:

5 million customers (in 2.4 million households)
    Population Density    – 67 per km2 (78,772 km2) – Scotland
                           – 401 per km2 (130,395 km2) – England (23)
1830 wastewater treatment works (including 1206 septic tanks)
2032 wastewater pumping stations
284 water treatment works
47,000 kilometres of water pipes
50,000 kilometres of sewer pipes
Continuous Improvement   Innovation
                                      R&D
Global & Local Pressures

                        Population



          Natural                       Climate
         Resources                      Change


                      WATER
                     Sustainability

          Energy                      Linear Living
                                         Systems


                       Environment
Energy/Value

            Macro algae
                                 Waste Streams




 Fracking                 Nutrients
Efficiencies/Knowledge
              Pump
                                    WQ Trending
            Blockages




 Aeration                Biofilms
Integrated Water Resource Management - UrbanWater
The Urban Water Cycle

                        - Catchment
                          Management
                          - Community
                            Resilience

                             - Surface Water
                               Management

                                - Restoration
                                  Parks
Scottish Water
Always serving Scotland

Scottish water

Editor's Notes

  • #7 Although, we are the 4 th largest utility in the uk in terms of turn over. With low population densities outside of the central belt and east coast, we have significantly more assets then other water utilities in the uk. With very low population densities, outside of the central belt and east coast, we have significantly more assets then other water utility in the uk. We need to deal with numerous small remote communities in the highlands and islands. And, It’s interesting to note that about 80% of the population is serviced by around 23 water treatment works. So the majority of the population is served by a small number of large works and the minority a large number of small works. Assets in remote areas can at best take several hours to get to, and in the highlands and islands that can be a two day round trip. So, we need to ensure our assets are trouble free and reliable. And waste water pumping stations are a significant part of our asset base, and can be a significant draw on resources and time.