A new report by a government watchdog reveals that thousands of Scottish citizens could be endangered from drinking dirty water from private supplies. Tests from 2014 detected bacteria and metals in 4,400 samples from springs, wells, loch, and rivers used to supply drinking water to nearby homes. More than 500 samples detected the deadly E. coli bug. For more on this troubling finding, click here:: Thousands of Scots at risk from dirty water according to report from Government watchdog.