Comment on the BBC website explaining that as the North (with its excessive rainfall) is 'higher up' than the South wont water naturally follow the gradient and therefore no extensive pumping is required...?
Perhaps the reason for this and many other problems is that this kind of person is in a position of power and making the decisions?
these are my thoughts and not some i've copied and pasted from another website:-
"Why has no-one ever even mentioned desalination? One plant bulit in the right place would be able to supply enough water not just to cover drought conditions, but would help put a stop to draining valuable natural habitats and the depletion of groundwater throughout the Sout East.
Funny how there has been no mention of the new housing and the lack of water infrastructure for the new housing. I thought there were pipes from the north of the country but reports say that there isn't any.
so why do we keep adding to the problem, by overdeveloping a drought area, and with no obvious means of increasing the water supply?
Always baffles me as to why places like Florida and Spain never seem to have issues like this?
All very predictable. I've noted how companies seem to be getting greedier as the economy gets worse. I've already been hit very hard by my electricity supplier, and have been duly waiting for the inevitable water rates rise. They are all at it right now and pretty soon I will be finished as a entity with finances. This is the pre-requisite that water companies have been waiting for".
Call me a cynical old git if you like but before Christmas Southern Water were putting in water meters, whether you wanted them or not, like they were going out of fashion. My house is exhibit A.
I think Maconate is right that Southern Water and Thames will justify hefty rises and the government will be happy as they will take a cut via a stealth tax but call it climate change levy or something.
Working mugs like me and you will be even worse off.
We shouldn't need desalination. We have enough rainfall and mountain springs. What we don't have is a properly maintain water pipeine stystem. Just have a walk around London at the moment or listen to the travel news and hear how many burst watermain there are. There is one in Lewisham which has been throwing water over the road for over a week.
If we properly invested in the system and relaxed during the chaos of installation then the long-run would be much rosier.
On a slightly different note...........we treat all water the same - whether we are going to drink it or wash the car with it. Somehow we need to filter (lol) the different types of water & only spend money treating water we are going to drink - and then we could maybe use rainwater etc for washing up etc.
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Perhaps the reason for this and many other problems is that this kind of person is in a position of power and making the decisions?
I have a basement filled with bags of powdered water, and some dry ice in the loft somewhere.
Just say sorry.
: - )
It makes a change not to be Soggy Red.
In the remote South West, we've got the most expensive water in Britain.
And lots of it.
How much do you want to buy?
these are my thoughts and not some i've copied and pasted from another website:-
"Why has no-one ever even mentioned desalination?
One plant bulit in the right place would be able to supply enough water not just to cover drought conditions, but would help put a stop to draining valuable natural habitats and the depletion of groundwater throughout the Sout East.
Funny how there has been no mention of the new housing and the lack of water infrastructure for the new housing. I thought there were pipes from the north of the country but reports say that there isn't any.
so why do we keep adding to the problem, by overdeveloping a drought area, and with no obvious means of increasing the water supply?
Always baffles me as to why places like Florida and Spain never seem to have issues like this?
All very predictable. I've noted how companies seem to be getting greedier as the economy gets worse. I've already been hit very hard by my electricity supplier, and have been duly waiting for the inevitable water rates rise. They are all at it right now and pretty soon I will be finished as a entity with finances. This is the pre-requisite that water companies have been waiting for".
Not for long. Stock up now or else.
I think Maconate is right that Southern Water and Thames will justify hefty rises and the government will be happy as they will take a cut via a stealth tax but call it climate change levy or something.
Working mugs like me and you will be even worse off.
If we properly invested in the system and relaxed during the chaos of installation then the long-run would be much rosier.
a) hosepipe ban
b) Greek default
c) BWP scores a goal
d) Torres scores a goal
e) everyone likes Douglas Alexander
f) Curbs gets a job
Nor any drop to drink.
Oh... wait...