Alternative Watering

Although piped mains or borehole water is the first choice as drinking water for livestock, there are some grazing areas too remote from the steading where piping water isn’t an option.

Unchecked livestock access to watercourses can give rise to issues in terms of herd health and biosecurity, plus loss of land through erosion and significant poaching leading to a breach of regulations and financial penalties.

Funded by the Scottish Government, and with support from SEPA, SAC Consulting worked with three farmers to install and trial a range of different alternative watering systems to provide drinking water for livestock at remote sites.