Water Consumption – The Facts
- In 2006, the average Scot was recorded as using 140 litres of water per day in a variety of ways: personal washing, brushing teeth, flushing the toilet, washing clothes, etc.
- In the last two decades, consumption of water in Scotland has risen by 6% for per head due to changes in household size and in usage patterns.
- It was estimated that by the year 2015, the average Scot would use 150 litres of water per day due to growing demand for water. However, more recent figures from Scottish Water suggest that we have already topped this figure at 153 litres of water per day per person.
- Embedded water consumption i.e. water indirectly consumed as a result of an additional activity e.g. going out for a meal, using the local car wash, shopping in the local supermarket, is rising.
- Non domestic consumption of water is expected to rise by 15% by 2015.
- Scotland has a water deficit. Scottish Water released their draft Water Resource Plan within which they state that 2.17million people in Scotland (44%) live in zones that have a supply / demand balance deficit i.e. in times of drought, the supply of water would be inadequate to meet demand at current abstraction levels.