Reservoirs management

Where reservoirs exist within the local authority area the council (often jointly with the Environment Agency or the local water authority) is responsible for the maintenance of the reservoir and the surrounding land and the management of reservoir use for recreation. In Scotland, local authorities as the Enforcement Authority have duties under the 1975 Reservoirs Act to maintain a register of all large raised reservoirs, to enforce the measures stipulated in the Act, and to report on them to the Scottish Ministers biennially. Primary responsibility for reservoir safety, however, lies with the undertakers.