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Title: How Can England Possibly Be Running Out of Water?
Link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/08/18/2323...
England has declared a "nationally significant" water shortage as reservoirs
dropped to 67.7% capacity, their lowest levels in at least a decade. The UK
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology warned of exceptionally low river flows
while groundwater continues dwindling across the country. Hosepipe bans now
affect all of England, with additional restrictions probable in coming
months. Water companies lose approximately one trillion litres annually
through leaky pipes -- 20% of all treated water -- while the annual pipe
replacement rate remains at 0.05%. No new reservoir has been built in 30
years despite population growth. Government forecasts project England's
public water supply could fall short by 5 billion litres daily by 2055
without urgent infrastructure investment. The economic cost of water scarcity
could reach $11.48 billion over this parliament, according to thinktank
Public First.
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