Scottish Water to increase charges

Householders will be hit in the pocket after Scottish Water announced a rise in water charges.

An increase of 1.6 per cent will be introduced across all council tax bands for water supply and waste water collection services.

It means the average Scottish Water household charge in 2018/19 will be £363.

Scottish Water say it is investing over £3.5 billion in projects across the country.

Chief executive Douglas Millican said:“We continue to deliver one of the best value water and waste water services anywhere in the UK for our customers, who are at the heart of what we do.

“In providing 1.35 billion litres a day of drinking water to communities, our customers benefit from investment in the network required to bring that to their taps, ensure it is safe to use and is as fresh and clear as possible.

“We want to continue to be trusted by our customers and we remain firmly focused on meeting their expectations of us.

“We are focused in a very positive way on ensuring customer service is the best it can be whilst providing value for money, stability and certainty in charge levels.

“We are not standing still, however, and we want to deliver further improvements to drinking water quality and environmental performance while at the same time ensuring what customers pay gives real value and benefit.”

The new charges for combined services for 2018/19 are:

Band A – £291.60 ●Band B – £340.20 Band C – £388.80 Band D – £437.40 Band E – £534.60 Band F – £631.80 Band G – £729.00 Band H – £874.80