How Scots are being urged to save water after driest start to year in decades

Scots urged to take shorter showers and avoid using hoses after 'driest period in 60 years'

Scottish Water said it has been the driest start to the year since 1964.

How Scots are being urged to save water after driest start to year in decades

Scottish Water says Scots now using 178 litres of water per person per day

Scottish Water warning after driest period in 60 years

The firm said Scotland had been using around an extra 150 million litres of water a day since the middle of April.

Scottish Water Urge Customers to Use Water Efficiently

Scottish Water are calling on people to use water as efficiently as possible in homes and gardens and help the utility to protect resources and maintain normal supplies across the country. With forecasts of more dry and warm weather to come, following the driest start to the year across Scotland since 1964, the company is working to ensure its supply systems can cope with demand, which has increased during the recent dry weather, and is urging p…

Scotland is in the grip of its worst drought since 1964. Waterworks has issued a series of recommendations to residents due to rising water consumption, including urging residents to shorten their shower time and water plants with a watering can instead of a garden hose.

Avoid hosepipes and take shorter showers, warns Scottish Water amid drought fears

Scotland faces its driest spring in decades, prompting Scottish Water to urge conservation efforts like shorter showers and avoiding hosepipes to mitigate drought risks.Scottish Water has urged people to use less water by taking shorter showers, avoiding hosepipes, and using watering cans instead of sprinklers to prevent shortages.The UK is experiencing its driest spring in 130 years, with Scotland especially hard hit by significantly below-aver…