In che modo l’Inghilterra può essere esaurita dall’acqua?

Because people do dumb stuff like go swimming in pools and think it won’t have a knock on effect. We need more reservoirs, and better pipes, a lot of water is lost with just leaky pipes you have no idea.

Easy ! By destroying the heavy industries which needed much water, the system “ seemed” to be adequate and OFWANK didnt push the companies to invest in infrastructure, so monies went to shareholders and creative accounting . Result despite increasing population and leaks all seemed in balance. A dry year shows the system deficiencies and now the present Government have to fast track investment in reservoirs etc. pity still system leaks but shareholders need to be supported !! ???

Not building any reservoirs for decades while the population has grown will do that. All these new data centres popping up everywhere don’t help either.

My great grandfather was a founder of the Fylde Water Board (Blackpool area). Typical of his time in the Victorian era investing in infrastructure. We have not kept up with that investment. Also we are a small island struggling with an increasing population and temperature. As part of my university studies into environmental issues I went round a few reservoirs This was I the 70’s. Even then it was obvious that we had ceased in such investment. We are now 50 years behind along with sewage and housing

One issue is a very large proportion of the population living in an area that has exceptionally low rainfall. For example London gets less annual rainfall than Rome does.

Any other issue is obviously privatisation of the water industry, which has been an unmitigated disaster.

Because of a lack of rain, increased population, people using more water, etc, etc, etc.

we got a lot of people bro coming in to help our economy

I’m not pointing the finger, but all these car washes keep on popping up. Surely they use a fare amount of water

The Rich executives will blame immigration to deflect from the fact that they have been hoarding all the profits and not reinvesting in infrastructure.

This is where the money spent towards tackling Climate Change should be focussed.

Rather than spending money transitioning to net zero, let’s accept Climate Change will bring droughts in the Spring Summer and hefty rainfall at over periods in the year and invest in water management.

I stopped paying my water bill some time shortly after covid-19, because I learnt that my water company was dumping raw sewage.

They brought the entire bill forward a few years later, after the company was undergoing legal action for this, I suspect they knew they were going to be fined and wanted money to continue operations.

Well, you won’t be getting any from me, because I used a fake name from sign-up.

I’ll claim that the guy on the bills has since moved out or some shit if it really comes to push and shove, but I haven’t heard anything from them for a about a year now.

A few weeks ago they sent out an email that said “to reduce water usage, keep your showers to 5 minutes”

Just so out of touch. They won’t get a fucking *penny* from me.

The water situation is a specific example of the problem plaguing Britain.

There is no long term planning. There’s no central direction for what we need and when we need it, be it water or transport or housing. How many schools will we need in 2035, how many hospitals, how many doctors and nurses per capita? The government should be analysing the population and the environment and working out what we will need in the future, then making sure that happens.

Instesd the government simply washes its hands and says the market will deal with it. Sometimes it sets targets, but that’s about it.

You get so much rain at certain times of the year know. And nobody ever really collects the majority of it.

Because we keep building new housing estates, and no new reservoirs. Instead they are attached to diminishing water supplies which are ageing and limited. We don’t have a lack of water, just a storage problem.