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On Monday 11th September, SEPA received the first of a number of notifications about multiple large dead fish along a section of the River Spey, the first sighting of which was on Thursday 7th September. The initial report included a water quality reading the notifier believed to be abnormal.

“SEPA were notified by the Spey Fishery Board on Monday 11th September that 20-30 dead fish had been recovered over a 15-mile stretch of the River Spey since the morning of Saturday 9th September.

SEPA is supporting a multi-agency response to a fire at the Valencia Waste Management Ltd site outside Dunbar, which started on Monday 28th August.

July recorded nearly double the normal amount of rainfall in some areas that were experiencing significant water scarcity in June.

Work is beginning to improve a 2½ mile stretch of the River Leven, opening it up for fish passage and benefiting local people and wildlife.

River and groundwater levels in many parts of the country have now recovered to Normal Conditions or Early Warning in the latest report published by SEPA.