Sepa confirmed 37 areas of Scotland are at alert level, and it urged businesses to put their water scarcity plans into action
Scotland is facing water shortages as dozens of areas have been placed under scarcity alerts while dry weather continues.
Sepa confirmed 37 areas of Scotland are at alert level, and it urged businesses which extract water to put their water scarcity plans into action to reduce pressure on the environment and preserve their own supply. Other areas - Orkney, Ythan, Don, Kintyre, Firth of Clyde, Loch Fyne and the River Add - are showing "early warning" signs of water shortage.
Sepa has issued 23 abstraction licences in the Loch Maree area, 22 of which are for hydropower generation. Sarah Cowie, environmental resources policy manager at the Nation Farmers Union of Scotland, said: "Water is a vital resource for the agricultural sector as we cannot produce food without a consistent and plentiful water supply.
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