2010 Vision for Investing in Scotland
Clearer, Fresher Drinking Water
Our vision is to:
- Improve the taste of drinking water for 4.38 million people, and improve the quality of drinking water for 1.5 million people with investment of almost £680 million by March 2010.
- More than £100 million will be invested in the Edinburgh area between 2006 – 2010 to provide better quality drinking water.
Caring, Working, Delivering 24/7
Our vision is to:
- By 2010, spend more than £800 million in maintaining our current assets and levels of service.
- Reduce the number of unplanned interruptions to water supplies.
- Reduce the number of properties that have problems with water pressure.
Growing Thriving Community
Our vision is to:
- Continue to promote growth across Scotland by addressing water and waste water capacity for new developments to allow further growth by investing over £100 million by 2010.
Protecting Your Natural Environment
Our vision is to:
- Further improve waste water treatment by reducing the effect of discharges on the water environment.
- By 2010 we will invest about £250 million enhancing the treatment processes at 47 works to meet new and existing consent standards and make improvements at 277 Unsatisfactory Intermittent Discharges.
- Continue to reduce the effect on the environment from extracting water from lochs and rivers.
- Reduce odour issues at 14 waste water treatment works.
- Reduce the number of properties at risk of internal flooding from overloaded sewers.
