Welcome to the 'Water For Scotland' Website

The 2nd edition of "Water for Scotland" was published in Nov 2007 and launched at Scottish Water on 22nd November. "Water for Scotland" is a policy and guidance document that covers the provision of water infrastructure for housing and industry development in Scotland.

"Water for Scotland" and its sister document "The Code of Practice for Self-Laying of Water Mains and Services - England and Wales" cover the self-laying of water mains by developers (or self-lay organisations on their behalf). The civil engineering specification in both documents aligns with the Civil Engineering Specification for the Water Industry 6th edition (May 2004).

Both documents are available from WRc (Tel: 01793 865012, 01793 865069 or email publications@wrcplc.co.uk).

Technology and Standards are constantly changing and the need for regular reviews of the document has been recognised by Scottish Water, developers and product manufacturers. Comments on the document can be posted on these pages.

If any formal amendments to the text of Water for Scotland are needed in the future, the new text can be found on the 'Addenda' page. This page should be consulted regularly.

Companion websites exist for Code of Practice for Self-Laying of Water Mains and Services and the Civil Engineering Specification for Water Industry: 6th edition.

Information on the 'WRc Approved' Scheme, which helps manufacturers demonstrate the performance of their products by providing independent certification of products and services for the water industry, can be found on the WRc Approved page.