Scottish Water outlines scale and nature of response to one of the biggest ever incidents on its Borders network - Water Magazine

Scottish Water outlines scale and nature of response to one of the biggest ever incidents on its Borders network - Water Magazine

Scottish Water has started investigating the cause of one of the biggest incidents ever on its water mains network in the Borders. A fault at Rawburn Water Treatment Works (WTW) near Duns on Tuesday August 26 2025 resulted in drinking water quality for the area falling below the normal standard. Scottish Water says that although at no point was there a risk to public health through consumption of the water, the publicly-owned utility took the de…