Water Supply and Sewerage
Part II of the Act reorganised water supply and sewerage services, previously the responsibility of regional councils. Three water authorities were established, each with a defined water area and sewerage area (which were not necessarily identical). The water and sewerage areas were defined in schedule 8, as follows:
| Water and sewerage areas established by the Act | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Authority | Water Area | Constituent areas | Sewerage Area | Constituent areas |
| East of Scotland | Eastern | Lothian Region, Borders Region, Fife Region, Central Region, The former county of Kinross, that part of the former counties of Stirling and Dunbarton which lay within both Strathclyde Region and the region of the former Mid-Scotland Water Board, Craigmaddie Loch (which had been transferred from Stirling District and Central Region to Strathkelvin District and Strathclyde Region on 1 April 1977) | Eastern | Lothian Region, Borders Region, Fife Region, Central Region, the former county of Kinross |
| North of Scotland | Northern | Highland Region, Grampian Region, Tayside Region except the former county of Kinross, the Islands Areas | Northern | Highland Region, Grampian Region, Tayside Region except the former county of Kinross, the Islands Areas |
| West of Scotland | Western | Strathclyde Region except the parts included in the Eastern Water Area, Dumfries and Galloway Region | Western | Strathclyde Region, Dumfries and Galloway Region |
The Act also established a Scottish Water and Sewerage Customers Council. The three water authorities were merged in 2002 to form Scottish Water.
Read more about this topic: Local Government Etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
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