UK Weather. Scotland water ban to start at midnight tonight. Ladybank, Fife, Scotland, UK

Ladybank, Fife, Scotland, UK. 13th August 2022. SEPA,the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, will introduce Scotland’s first water ban at midnight tonight. SEPA said it was forced to take drastic measures as because of the driest conditions in the East of Scotland for 80 years. Sepa, the environment watchdog, said it had been forced to take emergency measures after some of the driest conditions in 80 years in the east of Scotland.
Farmers will be banned from extracting water from the River Eden in Fife, although exceptions may be made for soft fruit growers. Pic; Combine harvester harvesting crop in field next to the River Eden in Fife. Iain Masterton/Alamy Live News

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Ladybank, Fife, Scotland, UK. 13th August 2022. SEPA,the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, will introduce Scotland’s first water ban at midnight tonight. SEPA said it was forced to take drastic measures as because of the driest conditions in the East of Scotland for 80 years. Sepa, the environment watchdog, said it had been forced to take emergency measures after some of the driest conditions in 80 years in the east of Scotland.<br />
Farmers will be banned from extracting water from the River Eden in Fife, although exceptions may be made for soft fruit growers. Pic; Combine harvester harvesting crop in field next to the River Eden in Fife. Iain Masterton/Alamy Live News