"Martin Rowley" m wrote in
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... I vividly remember that after the drought of 1975-1976, we were
confidently told that such a major drought-stress would be a thing of
the past in about 20 years (from then), as all sorts of schemes would be
in place (including using the canal system) to transport water much as
you have indicated. I'm sure the engineers would love to get their hands
on the project ... I suspect lack of will at the top (and I can't see
the privatised water concerns being too bothered with such outlay
either).

Oh I dunno....
Why not sell water from areas that have an excess of water (like NW England)
to those that have a deficit. That would be a nice little earner for some water
companies and possibly even reduce my water bills. Of course water bills
in the SE would rise, but hey that's the price you pay for living in a better
climate

Col
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