Scottish Water under fire over slow investment

In its latest report, WICS expresses concerns over the slow progress and spiralling costs associated with Scottish Water’s investment programme. Delivering new objectives more cheaply is unlikely to make up the difference.

Scotland’s Water Commissioner is worried about the slow start Scottish Water has made to delivering its capital investment programme, and is also concerned that the work will cost more than originally estimated.

In its recently published investment report for 2006-07, WICS notes that Scottish Water has spent just £413 million in the current regulatory period to date, instead of ...

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