The Scottish Environment Statistics - 1998

5. WATER

Table 5.10 Local authority capital expenditure on sewerage and sewage treatment 1985/86-1996/97 £000s Authority 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-961 1996-972 Total 53,314 58,907 52,615 56,528 65,417 78,482 90,467 117,373 130,356 133,346 129,552 96,944 (Old local authorities) Borders 1,033 826 1,206 1,453 1,073 1,899 1,912 2,465 2,912 2,954 2,014 Central 2,565 2,838 2,918 2,886 2,254 5,968 5,242 7,066 7,239 6,277 7,046 Dumfries and Galloway 1,542 1,338 1,419 1,995 2,063 2,821 3,617 3,889 4,148 5,729 4,816 Eilean Siar3 481 1,021 878 583 1,140 1,096 769 1,320 1,230 948 1,231 Fife 2,776 3,568 3,823 4,905 5,488 6,724 8,188 10,041 10,651 11,175 13,076 Grampian 9,815 10,503 9,095 7,772 5,484 8,429 8,167 11,768 12,606 15,447 13,033 Highland 2,181 3,346 2,744 3,612 4,424 5,578 5,530 8,667 11,546 11,227 8,225 Lothian 7,466 7,474 5,727 6,652 10,112 11,110 12,321 12,918 16,401 17,749 15,270 Strathclyde 19,955 21,455 19,639 20,563 27,094 27,043 30,552 43,299 46,238 45,887 48,422 Tayside 5,094 6,003 4,224 5,764 5,485 7,257 12,101 12,209 13,591 13,294 11,735 Orkney 75 49 371 213 329 354 1,465 2,248 3,313 1,638 1,735 Shetland 331 486 571 130 471 203 603 1,483 481 1,021 2,949 Water Authorities East 20,500 North 23,244 West 53,200 Source: SOWSU 1 The 1995/96 capital expeniditure figures are estimated expenditures provided by the Regional and Islands councils in the transitional period leading to the set up of the 3 new Water authorities. 2 On 1 April 1996, the responsibility for sewage and sewerage transferred from the 9 Regional and 3 Islands councils to the 3 new Water Authorities. 3 The former Western Isles Council changed its name on 2 September 1997.