The Best Practice Incentive Scheme will help improve and protect six of Scotland’s water supply catchments including the River Ugie and River Deveron catchments in Aberdeenshire, the Loch of Lintrathen in Angus, Craigendunton Reservoir in Ayrshire, the Dumfries Aquifer catchment and the Loch Ascog catchment in Argyll and Bute.
Scottish Water Water Quality Regulation manager Peter Brown said the company takes water from the environment and treats it to provide wholesome supplies of drinking water for the people of Scotland. The vast majority of the water in the environment is unpolluted and, with treatment, it is suitable for public drinking water supply.
"But we are not complacent and want to reduce the impact of diffuse pollution. By working together with land managers, owners and tenants in the catchments of drinking water sources, we can enhance drinking water standards, protect public health and promote more sustainable solutions than traditional treatment processes," Brown said.
"The Best Practice Incentive Scheme provides financial assistance for innovative and sustainable approaches to prevent diffuse pollution reaching watercourses and keeping drinking water sources pristine, in the best interests of our customers and the environment."
Upon completion of treatment, the catchments provide clean, safe drinking water to over 360,000 people.
The new scheme allows land managers, owners and tenants to apply for financial assistance for a range of measures.
