All of Scotland 'now facing water scarcity' amid dry weather, watchdog warns

Concern growing about the lack of water in Dumfries and Galloway rivers

One river has now been classed as 'moderate scarcity' – the second highest level on the four-stage warning system.

All of Scotland 'now facing water scarcity' amid dry weather, watchdog warns

ALL of Scotland is now facing some level of water scarcity, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency has said ...

For Heaven’s sake just fix the leaks in the South-East where they have less water than Syria should be the ‘Scottish’ Daily Mail’s message

Professor John Robertson OBA The SDM today has For Heaven’s sake just fix the leaks! front page. I’m not arguing against the idea of fixing leaks but it’s worth getting the figures in perspective. Perspective? The Mail? Yes, I know. What is that perspective? Covering about 2% of Scotland’s land area, our rivers and lochs contain 90% of the UK’s surface freshwater. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.environment.gov.sc…

LOW WATER LEVELS IN DUMFREIESHIRE RIVERS CAUSING CONCERN

Most of mainland Scotland’s east coast has now moved to Moderate Scarcity, according to the latest Water Situation Report from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). River catchments across the Deveron, Ythan, Don (Aberdeenshire), Dee (Aberdeen), Esk, Firth of Tay, Firth of Forth, Almond, Tyne (Lothian), Tweed and Esk (Dumfriesshire) are now at Moderate. There has been no recovery elsewhere and most of the rest of Scotland is now at …

All of Scotland now at some level of water scarcity - Water Magazine

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has said that all of Scotland is now at some level of water scarcity alert, following a drier than normal ​autumn and winter with some areas of the east of Scotland now having 11 months of below average rainfall. With no significant rainfall currently forecast, it is likely that river and ground conditions will remain very dry over the next week. Most of mainland Scotland’s east coast has now mov…

14th May: Fisheries Management Scotland raises concerns for wild fish as risk of water scarcity increases – Fisheries Management Scotland

As signs of water scarcity in Scotland continue to grow, Fisheries Management Scotland expresses strong concerns about what this might mean for wild salmon and freshwater fish populations throughout the country. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) began warning of a greater risk of water scarcity at the beginning of March, and with half of all river catchments now at Alert status across Scotland in mid-May, this could mean challengi