Improving Urban Waters Routemap Published

Improving Urban Waters Routemap Published

To complement the publication of the RBMPs on 22 December, and ensure that rivers, beaches and urban waters are free from debris and reduce spills from sewers, Scottish Water published its Improving Urban Waters Routemap and announced plans to invest half a billion pounds in Scotland's waste water network.

This combined programme of work will ensure that Scotland's rivers, lochs, estuaries, coastal areas and groundwater can continue to supply drinking water, support fisheries, offer an essential resource for business and agriculture, and serve as a source of recreation that promotes health and wellbeing.

The Routemap will:

  • Improve water quality (to support Scotland's RBMP objectives).

  • Increase monitoring and reporting to cover all combined sewer overflows (CSOs) that discharge into the highest priority waters.

  • Significantly reduce sewer related debris in the environment, and

  • Reduce spills from the sewer network.

Improving Urban Waters Routemap video

Further information on the Improving Urban Waters Routemap is available on the Scottish Water website, here - https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/About-Us/News-and-Views/2021/12/211221-Urban-Waters-Routemap

 

(December 2021)

For all enquiries, please email project.office@mgsdp.org