Significant Scarcity News Today

The Black Isle remains in Significant Scarcity for a second week, and the Forth area also rises to Moderate Scarcity in the latest SEPA report.

AFTER A dry week of water abstraction suspensions, farmers in North Fifes River Eden catchment are being allowed to resume groundwater use – but…

Farmers have been banned from taking water from parts of the Scottish Borders area after it fell to a critical levels.

Parts of Scotland are experiencing prolonged dry weather with many areas now suffering from water scarcity.

Sepa banned farmers from taking water from the River Eden in Fife, which is at a 'critical' level.

SOME Fife businesses are set to have their water abstraction licences suspended in a bid to protect the sustainability of local water environments.

Sepa is suspending most licences to take water from the River Eden from midnight on Saturday.

Following a prolonged spell of dry weather, with river and groundwater levels becoming critical in the east of Scotland, SEPA is putting a halt to…

BUSINESSES are being asked to reduce water use as nearly all of east and south Scotland suffers the impacts of water scarcity.