Well, the article I linked showed Great Britain as net importer of water. Not sure if Scotland can make the loss up. Or can make it up without further infrastucture investments (you cannot simply change big infrastructure related things in a few weeks).
And Scottish water rights being publicly held and English/Welsh privately held is also a rather interesting topic.
The scottish government would try to get as much out of the deal as possible, access to "cheaper" sources from the mainland being blocked, that would put them into a quite favorable position. On the other hand due to the higher demand, prices for water in scottland might rise. Deregulation of those privately held companies in the south might mean a decline in water safety/service levels. Etc. Etc.
I'm glad they thought about all that beforehand.
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It's most intriguing quality is, that it can not be easiely substituted or saved without huge investments into alternative infrastructure. Desalination might work for the industry - better water processing - better environmental protection etc. (we've been working on that over here for the last 3 decades).
Rising sea levels might pose a threat to the natural water reservoirs in coastal areas etc. - and looking at the US, they just passed that bill that coal industry can go back dumping their waste into rivers .. I mean .. c'mon.
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