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Scotland’s bathing water season began on 1st June and 2025 is the 10th anniversary of the first samples taken under the revised Bathing Water Directive, which introduced tougher water quality standards and clearer public information.

Despite recent heavy rain, long-term water scarcity pressures remain after one of the driest starts to the year for decades.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) have today (6th June 2025) written to North Ayrshire Council to provide an update on the battery recycling facility at Byrehill Place, Kilwinning.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) are warning that despite rain in most of the country, current river flow monitoring shows sustained local pressure in northern catchments - with one area now at Significant Water Scarcity.

With just a fortnight remaining until the Environmental Performance Assessment Scheme (EPAS) consultation closes on 30 June 2025, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) are urging businesses to take this opportunity to help shape how environmental performance will be assessed and communicated in the future.

Don’t let the recent weather fool you. Despite rain and thunderstorms in the last few days, large parts of Scotland remain at some level of water scarcity. With summer just beginning, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) are warning that complacency is a real risk.