Water grants - we’ll have to wait

The Private Water Supply (Scotland) Regulations 2006 came into effect from July and will require tighter regulation of private water supplies such as ours.

At the same time, grants of up to £800 were announced as being available from local authorities to help improve  private water supplies.

Leaving aside the fact that the previous grant scheme was much more generous, an £800 grant would be a big help in getting a UV filtration system connected to our water supply as we’ve been quoted around £600 for parts, plus labour.