Who’s Who (Doing What Where)
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Loch Leven Sea Savers
Loch Leven Sea Savers, based around Ballachulish and Glencoe in the Highlands, is a community citizen-science group of all ages, established to address long-standing concerns about water quality in the loch.
Papa Westray Community-Owned Water System
Papa Westray is a small island in the north of Orkney. Its water supply system was established in 2000 and connects five wells to 56 residential properties, including short-term lets, and an additional 11 facilities, including the Co-op, hostel, and school.
The Kyles Coastal Community
Kyles Coastal Community is a group of volunteers in West Cowal and Bute who are raising awareness about the impact of sewage pollution on the local environment.
Farr residents vs. SSEN
Residents in five households in Farr, 10 miles south of Inverness, have been relying on bottled water for over seven years due to contamination of their private water supplies, following SSEN development in 2018.
Composting Toilet with Aquatron and Wormery
On a steep hillside overlooking the Kyles of Bute in west Scotland, an aerobic septic tank system, powered by a wormery and an Aquatron centrifugal separator system, has been working steadily for over 25 years to process the sewage from a family residence.
Bridget Bennett
Bridget Bennett is a PhD student researching private community wastewater systems in Scotland, with a focus on how they are managed and supported, and how they could be more innovative and effective.
Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockovich is a renowned consumer advocate and environmental activist who helped propel a longstanding dispute between Aviemore residents and Scottish Water to the spotlight in 2016.
A “Water Walk”
A “Water Walk” is a new format and style of engaging people with water and place. It was first launched on World Water Day 2026 by the University of Strathclyde Centre for Sustainable Development, who hopes to support community groups to design their own Water Walks.
Dr Carly Maynard and coastal communities
Dr Carly Maynard is a lecturer in Environmental Management at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and the lead author of a 2024 report for Scottish Government titled Community resilience to water-based risks: An analysis of the perceptions and actions of remote coastal communities.
Achnacroish Water Group
Local residents in the village of Achnacroish, on the isle of Lismore in north Argyll, are keen to meet with and learn from other community groups how to improve their community-wide private water supply.