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Efficiency After its creation in 2002, Scottish Water was able to make large gains in efficiency, reducing operating expenditure by almost 40% between 2001–02 and 2009–10. Over the course of the 2010–15 regulatory period Scottish Water's controllable operating expenditure (spending that management is reasonably able to affect) increased ...
Scottish Water provides drinking water to 2.46 million households and 150,000 business customers in Scotland. [3] Every day it supplies 1.34 billion litres of drinking water and takes away 847 million litres of waste water from customers' properties [4] and treats it before returning it to the environment.
The publicly owned Scottish Water is appointed by Scottish ministers, [18] and overseen by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, [19] although it has no direct voting power for customers. [20] In Scotland, it was thought that competition in sewer and water services could pose a public health risk. [21]
A rise in Scottish Water bills at four times the current rate of price inflation takes some swallowing. Alex Plant, the chief executive, points to Storm Eowyn to help explain the 9.9% rise, on top ...
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Unlike in England, water infrastructure remains property of Scottish Water, however metering and billing of business customers is now undertaken by water supply companies. [135] The water industry is regulated by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland. Scottish Water's retail company Business stream competes in the water retail market.
The works are currently operated by Scottish Water and at average demand, it can supply enough potable water to those it serves for up to seven days. Its primary supply is via two aqueducts from Loch Katrine in the north, that are 56 km (32 miles) in length, and can deliver up to 50,000,000 imperial gallons (230,000,000 L; 60,000,000 US gal) a day.
Scottish Water; Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968; W. Water (Scotland) Act 1967; Water Industry Commission for Scotland This page was last edited on 22 June 2014, at 14:36 ...