Scottish water scarcity eases

Businesses abstracting water from the environment have been urged not to get complacent as river and ground water levels return to normal across much of Scotland.

The latest water scarcity report, published by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, has revealed that most of the country has now recovered to a status of either “normal conditions” or “early warning”. This is in stark contrast to three weeks ago when five areas of Scotland had reached ‘significant scarcity’, the highest level available, following a period of prolonged dry weather.

Further rain forecast across the southern half of the country is expected to lead to continued recovery in some areas. However, river flows and ground conditions have seen less recovery and are drier in the north-east, Fife and East Lothian, which remain at “alert” level.