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Where has all the water gone?
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Its extremely expensive to run and would bring higher bills, the far east use it as oil is something silly like 10p a litre,but its something that may well happen if the drought continues or becomes more common0
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I was meaning more along the lines of why aren't we, as a country, utilising it.
It isn't like we have a massive abundance of coast line or anything....
There is a desalination plant in the Thames now, but it only used at times of dire need due to the prohibitive cost of running it. I believe it IS currently in use.0 -
why is there not more man made lakes or reservoirs in england.
There has often been a hose pipe ban in england.
England have enough rainfall just not enough storage.
Can't remember the last time we had a hose pipe ban in scotland.
I am sure scotland sent a few tankards down to england when i was a kid.0 -
why is there not more man made lakes or reservoirs in england.
There has often been a hose pipe ban in england.
England have enough rainfall just not enough storage.
Can't remember the last time we had a hose pipe ban in scotland.
I am sure scotland sent a few tankards down to england when i was a kid.
Would you like your water bills to double so you can avoid a hose pipe ban? I wouldn't.:footie:
Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money.0 -
No ....building land is expensive, However agricultural is not.:footie:
Regular savers earn 6% interest (HSBC, First Direct, M&S) Loans cost 2.9% per year (Nationwide) = FREE money.0 -
Come to Scotland we definitely do not have a shortage of water here!!0
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i blame all these people having bore holes drilled in their gardens , deep down to tap into the aquifiers !!0
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They cost money. Land has a very high value.
Would you like your water bills to double so you can avoid a hose pipe ban? I wouldn't.
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to remember that water companies sold some reservoirs they had to developers in order to get their greedy mitts on more cash?Now free from the incompetence of vodafail0 -
A drought has just been called in my region, but typically, we've had more rain so far April this year than last. (Mention drought and it always rains!)
You can see from the graphs on my weather station page: www.wsmweather.co.uk (Not commercial, it's a hobby site / home weather station) that the winter was particualrly dry in this region though and that last years rainfall was way below average - it is the lack of long term rainfall that is catching up with us now.0
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