The figures for 1993 therefore cover the period 1 January 1993 to 31 March 1994. Subsequent years are in financial year format. Water Supply 10.2 Table 10Dl gives the amount of raw water available for public water supply purposes. The figures given in tables 10D2 and 10D3 are for consumption of water. The figures also include leakage from the network of pipes that go to make up the distribution system.
Metered demand represents the volume of potable water supplied to industry.
Metered water is charged for on the basis of measured volume of water used by the consumer. The conference provided for the first time an overview of the number of species known to occur in Scotland. Despite the legal protection given to species, extinctions still occur. The rare fish vendace, was lost this century from its only two Scottish locations in Dumfriesshire. Native populations now only occur in two English lakes, though vendace have recently be re-introduced to a Scottish loch as part of SNH's Species Action Program.