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Public Water Supplies - Water abstracted and supplied: 2002/03 to 2007/08
Million litres per day (Ml/d)
Million litres per day (Ml/d) |
| 2002/03 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 1 |
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Raw Water Abstracted 2 | 2,499 | 2,451 | 2,413 | 2,387 |
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Treatment Process Losses & Raw Water Mains Losses 2 | 121 | 119 | 117 | 116 |
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Treated Water Produced | 2,378 | 2,332 | 2,296 | 2,271 |
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Domestic Consumption | 698 | 707 | 751 | 752 |
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Non Domestic Consumption | 530 | 475 | 498 | 524 |
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Operational Use | 18 | 45 | 44 | 71 |
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Total Leakage 3 | 1,132 | 1,104 | 1,004 | 924 |
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For sustainable management of water resources, it is essential to meet consumers' demand and standards, whilst maintaining aquatic ecosystem health. Abstraction of water has impacts on geology, habitats, wildlife, biodiversity, and recreational use of water resources. This is being managed by Scottish Water and Scottish Environment Protection Agency under the Water Resource Planning and River Basin Management Processes.
Between 2002/03 and 2007/08 estimated raw water abstractions decreased by 4.5% to 2,387 Ml/d in 2007/08. Over the same period domestic consumption increased by 7.7% while non domestic consumption in 2007/08 was similar to that in 2002/03. While overall consumption rose, there was a reduction in treated water produced largely achieved by a reduction in leakage.
However, in 2007/08 leakage remains a major element of total demand (approximately 41%). Scottish Water plan to reduce this significantly by 2014 to the target to be agreed with the Water Industry Commissioner. Reductions will provide benefits both to customers by reducing the risk of drought impact and to the environment from reduced raw water abstraction.
Source: Scottish Water