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Worrying 'water shortage alert' for Edinburgh and parts of Scotland

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Vincent
AuthorKris Gourlay
Published date21 June 2022
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
Water scarcity means that the amount of fresh and clean water for drinking and everyday hygiene may be limited, due to a number of factors, including rainfall and higher human consumption

On June 16, SEPA, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, released their monthly report that included a map of Scotland, colour-coordinated according to which regions are on 'alert' or are experiencing 'normal' conditions.

The map shows that to the east of the country, including Edinburgh and the Lothians, an alert has been issued due to potential water shortage.

The report says: "Recent rainfall has not been enough for recovery in the east and ground conditions have continued to get drier, particularly in areas that have been put into Alert.

"River flows remain low for the time of year across the east of Scotland. The risk of water scarcity in the Dee(Aberdeenshire), Don, Esk (Angus), Almond and Tweed catchments has increased to Alert. The Naver, Helmsdale and Conon catchments have been raised to an Early Warning level.

"The deterioration is due to a combination of dry ground conditions and low river flows. The far south-west remains at Early Warning. There continues to be an east-west split in the risk of water scarcity across Scotland."

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