Key Scottish Environment Statistics 2009
Annual publication containing summary of key statistics on environmental trends in Scotland
Water
Public Water Supplies - Water Abstracted and Supplied: 2002/03-2008/09
Million litres per day (Ml/d)
Million litres per day (Ml/d)
2002/03 |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
2008/09 1 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raw Water Abstracted 2 |
2,499 |
2,451 |
2,413 |
2,387 |
2,253 |
Treatment Process Losses and Raw Water Mains Losses 2 |
121 |
119 |
117 |
116 |
109 |
Treated Water Produced |
2,378 |
2,332 |
2,296 |
2,271 |
2,144 |
Non Domestic Consumption |
530 |
475 |
498 |
524 |
460 |
Domestic Consumption |
698 |
707 |
751 |
752 |
749 |
Operational Use |
18 |
45 |
44 |
71 |
66 |
Total Leakage 3 |
1,132 |
1,104 |
1,004 |
924 |
869 |
For sustainable management of water resources, it is essential to meet consumers' demand and standards, whilst maintaining aquatic ecosystem health. Abstraction of water has impacts on geology, habitats, wildlife, biodiversity, and recreational use of water resources. This is being managed by Scottish Water and Scottish Environment Protection Agency under the Water Resource Planning and River Basin Management Planning Processes.
Between 2002/03 and 2008/09, estimated raw water abstractions decreased by 9.8% to 2,253 Ml/d. Over the same period domestic consumption increased by 7.2%, while non domestic consumption in 2008/09 was 13.2% lower than that in 2002/03. In addition to a decrease in overall consumption, there was a reduction in treated water produced which was largely achieved by a reduction in leakage.
However, in 2008/09 leakage remained a major element of total demand (approximately 41%). Scottish Water plan to reduce this significantly by 2014 to the target 4 as agreed with the Water Industry Commission. Reductions will provide benefits both to customers by reducing the risk of drought impact and to the environment from reduced raw water abstraction.
Source: Scottish Water
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