The River Helmsdale area has been raised to Significant Water Scarcity. The Wick, Spey, Deveron, Ythan, Don (Aberdeenshire), Dee (Aberdeen), Esk, Firth of Tay and Tyne (Lothian) river catchments remain at Moderate Water Scarcity. The Firth of Forth and Tweed have recovered to Alert. Further recovery means that many of the remaining areas are at Early Warning or Normal Conditions, with some catchments still at Alert.
The water scarcity report is updated weekly on a Thursday
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