Speaker: Mark Williams, Scottish Water & Gus Conejo-Watt, Scottish Water Capital Delivery

Climate Change and the Water Industry
Mark Williams, Business Strategy and Climate Change Manager

The water industry is at the forefront of climate change, facing the challenges of delivering sustainable service in a changing climate and, as a major power user, is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions.

The industry has been working to address these issues for a number of years and is recognised as a leader in developing tools to account for and manage carbon, as well as frameworks for adapting to climate change. Scottish Water has been a leading contributor to this and is taking significant steps towards managing the risks of climate change.

Along with landscaping and considerate construction, Glencorse will benefit from innovative approaches to construction such as, on site pipe-extrusion, and the installation of renewable power turbines as Scottish Water seeks to minimise the environmental impact of the works.

The industry has been working to address these issues for a number of years and is recognised as a leader in developing tools to account for and manage carbon, as well as frameworks for adapting to climate change. Scottish Water has been a leading contributor to this and is taking significant steps towards managing the risks of climate change.

Glencorse: Edinburgh’s New Water Treatment Works
Gus Conejo-Watt, Delivery Manager - Special Projects

Glencorse Water Treatment Works is Scottish Water’s latest flagship project. At £131 million, it is Scottish Water’s largest project to date. The scheme, located by Penicuik , just south of Edinburgh, commenced construction on site in August 2008.

Delivered by SW’s Capital Investment Delivery (CID) team, the project is key to providing improved drinking water quality and growth to over 400,000 customers and visitors to Scotland’s capital, and is due to be commissioned in 2011. It will replace the current treatment works at Fairmilehead and Alnwickhill.

Along with landscaping and considerate construction, Glencorse will benefit from innovative approaches to construction such as, on site pipe-extrusion, and the installation of renewable power turbines as Scottish Water seeks to minimise the environmental impact of the works.