| Water Scarcity area |
Key Towns in area |
Local Authorities in area |
| Wick |
Wick |
The Highland Council |
| Helmsdale |
Helmsdale, Brora, Golspie |
The Highland Council |
| Shin |
Dornoch, Tain, Lairg, Oykel Bridge |
The Highland Council |
| Conon |
Alness, Dingwall, Black Isle, Garve, Achnasheen |
The Highland Council |
| Beauly |
Beauly, Cannich |
The Highland Council |
| Ness |
Inverness, Drumnadrochit, Fort Augustus |
The Highland Council |
| Findhorn |
Nairn, Forres, Lossiemouth, Elgin, Tomatin |
Moray Council and The Highland Council |
| Spey |
Rothes, Grantown, Aviemore, Newtonmore |
Moray Council and The Highland Council |
| Deveron |
Huntly, Keith, Turriff, Buckie, Cullen and Banff |
Moray Council and The Highland Council |
| Ythan |
Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Ellon |
Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council |
| Don (Aberdeenshire) |
Corgarff, Strathdon, Alford, Inverurie, Aberdeen |
Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council |
| Dee ( Aberdeen) |
Braemar, Ballater, Banchory, Aberdeen |
Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council |
| Esk |
Stonehaven, Montrose, Brechin and Arbroath |
Angus Council and Aberdeenshire Council |
| Firth of Tay |
Dundee, Broughty Ferry, Carnoustie, Cupar, St Andrews, Newport-on-Tay |
Dundee City Council, Perth and Kinross Council, Angus Council, Fife Council |
| Tay |
Blair Atholl, Pitlochry, Aberfeldy, Dunkeld, Perth, Alyth, Killin |
Perth and Kinross Council |
| Earn |
Crieff, Comrie, Auchterarder |
Perth and Kinross Council, Stirling Council |
| Firth of Forth |
Culross, Rosyth, Dunfermline, Glenrothes, Anstruther, Crail, Denny, Falkirk, Grangemouth, Linlithgow, Armadale and South Queensferry |
Fife Council, Falkirk Council, West Lothian Council |
| Forth |
Aberfoyle, Callander, Bridge of Allan, Dunblane, Stirling, Hillfoots, Alloa |
Stirling Council, Perth and Kindross Council and Clackmannanshire Council |
| Almond |
Livingston, Broxburn, Edinburgh, Dalkeith, Penicuik, Musselburgh |
The City of Edinburgh Council, Midlothian Council, East Lothian Council and West Lothian Council |
| Tyne (Lothian) |
Tranent, North Berwick, Dunbar and Haddington |
East Lothian Council and Midlothian Council |
| Tweed |
Peebles, Innerleithen, Galashiels, Selkirk, Lauder, Melrose, Hawick, Kelso, Newcastleton, Jedburgh and Eyemouth |
Scottish Borders Council |
| Esk (Dumfriesshire) |
Gretna, Langholm |
Dumfries and Galloway Council and Scottish Borders Council |
| Annan |
Moffat, Lockerbie, Annan |
Dumfries and Galloway Council |
| Nith |
Dumfries, Thornhill, Sanquhar, New Cumnock |
Dumfries and Galloway Council, East Ayrshire Council |
| Dee (Galloway) |
Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbright |
Dumfries and Galloway Council |
| Cree |
Stranraer, Newton Stewart, Gatehouse of Fleet, Wigtown |
Dumfries and Galloway Council, South Ayrshire Council |
| Doon |
Ballantrae, Girvan, Maybole, Dalmellington |
South Ayrshire Council, East Ayrshire Council |
| Irvine and Ayr |
Ayr, Prestwick, Troon, Irvine, Ardrossan, Largs, Kilmarnock |
North Ayrshire Council, South Ayrshire Council and East Ayrshire Council |
| Clyde |
Glasgow, Hamilton, Motherwell, Uddingston, East Kilbride, Lanark, Paisley, Milngavie, Douglas |
Glasgow City Council, North Lanarkshire Council, South Lanarkshire Council, Renfrewshire Council, East Renfrewshire Council, East Dunbartonshire Council, West Dunbartonshire Council |
| Leven (Dunbartonshire) |
Dumbarton, Alexandria, Balloch, Luss, Drymen, Balfron |
West Dunbartonshire Council, Argyll and Bute Council, Stirling Council |
| Firth of Clyde |
Wemyss Bay, Gourock, Greenock, Rothesay, Dunoon, Tighnabruaich, Helensburgh |
Argyll and Bute Council, Inverclyde Council, North Ayrshire Council |
| Loch Fyne |
Inveraray, Lochgilphead, Tarbert, Otter Ferry |
Argyll and Bute Council |
| Oban, Kilmore |
Argyll Coast |
Argyll and Bute Council |
| Awe and Etive |
Taynuilt, Dalmally, Benderloch, Connel |
Argyll and Bute Council, The Highland Council |
| Loch Linnhe |
Ballachulish, Kinlochleven |
The Highland Council, Argyll and Bute Council |
| Lochy (Invernessshire) |
Fort William, Spean Bridge |
The Highland Council |
| Loch Shiel |
Strontian, Salen, Acharacle, Glenfinnan, Arisaig |
The Highland Council |
| Loch Alsh |
Mallaig, Kyle of Lochalsh, Lochcarron |
The Highland Council |
| Loch Maree |
Gairloch, Kinlochewe, Poolewe |
The Highland Council |
| Northwest Highlands |
Ullapool, Lochinver, Kinlochbervie |
The Highland Council |
| Naver |
Durness, Tongue, Bettyhill |
The Highland Council |
| Thurso |
Thurso |
The Highland Council |
| Kintyre |
Campbeltown, Port Ellen, Brodick |
Argyll and Bute Council, North Ayrshire Council |
| Inner Hebrides |
Portree, Broadford, Tobermory |
The Highland Council, Argyll and Bute Council |
| Outer Hebrides |
Lewis, Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, Eriskay and Barra |
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar |
| Orkney |
Mainland (Stromness, Kirkwall, St Margaret’s Hope), North and South Isles |
Orkney Islands Council |
| Shetland |
Unst, Yell, Northmavine, North, West and South Mainland, Lerwick, Scalloway and Stromness |
Shetland Islands Council |
