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The Latest Breaking News on Droughts

Water firms in England and Wales lost 1tn litres via leaky pipes in 2021

Regulator Ofwat says companies lost an average of 2,923.8m litres of water a day in 2021-22

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water bosses’ bonuses soar amid leaks failings and hosepipe ban

Thames Water bosses have seen their salaries soar despite coming under fire for failing to fix leaky pipes while announcing a hosepipe ban for London.

Evening Standard

Don’t call us to report hosepipe ban breaches, asks police force after 1,000 calls a day

Police said the hosepipe ban is a civil matter, not a criminal one, and call handlers are being diverted away from dealing with real emergencies

Evening Standard

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Police warning as people call 999 to grass up hosepipe ban flouters

A number of water companies are bringing in water restrictions due to drought

Wales Online

Best products to conserve water and still care for your garden during the hosepipe ban

We’ve gathered together all you need to keep your patch blooming through dry spells and droughts

Evening Standard

Thousands left without water across Cardiff and Penarth after pipe bursts

Welsh Water said it is dealing with the issue

Wales Online

Water company bosses got 20% pay rise amid sewage ‘scandal’, say Lib Dems

Research by the party showed water company executives picked up wages of £24.8 million in 2021-22 – a increase of 21% on the previous year.

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Can technological fixes solve France’s water crisis amid record droughts?

Amid searing heatwaves, a historic drought has racked France since the end of July, causing water shortages in large parts of the country. Climate change is bound to make such droughts frequent, if not the new normal – so scientists are looking for technological fixes to find a way around…

France 24

‘Use judgment’: Water firms under fire over sewage dumped at beaches

Feargal Sharkey challenged water boss to take a drink after he said it was mostly rainwater

Evening Standard

‘I won’t vote Tory again’: Water crisis in blue-wall Surrey could tip balance at election

In village of Cranleigh, where residents are having to get their water from tankers, the mood is mutinous

The Guardian - UK

Weatherwatch: water company shareholders happy to let us spray

More and more homes in UK now have water meters installed, but they do not always inspire careful use

The Guardian - UK

Water lifting ban enforced as River Tweed flow drops to lowest level since records began

Licences for water abstraction have been suspended in the Borders with recent rainfall still not making up the deficit of low levels in the River Tweed.

Daily Record

Water abstraction suspensions lifted in Fife but continued in Borders

Wet weather earlier this week have seen water levels in Fife improve but very little difference in the Borders, SEPA say.

The Independent UK

Move water from Wales to London to help prevent droughts, says union branch

Water workers union says moving water from Wales to London is ‘common sense’

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Wales Online

Sewage has been released into the sea at Welsh beaches after the heatwave

More than 50 seaside beaches have warnings in place across the UK including tourist destinations

The Independent UK

Thames Water announces hosepipe ban for 15 million customers

The ban will start from next week as most of England is facing a drought.

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water announces hosepipe ban across south of England

Measure will come into force from 24 August, affecting 15m customers in Thames Valley and London

Wales Online

Thames Water announces exact time hosepipe ban for London and Thames Valley starts

Demand for water at 'unprecedented levels' as reservoirs levels drop

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Evening Standard

Thames Water hosepipe ban to start on Wednesday hitting 15 million customers

The ban follows the driest July on record and record-breaking heatwaves

Los Angeles Times

As talks on Colorado River water falter, US government imposes new restrictions

After Colorado River Basin states failed to meet a deadline for emergency drought reductions, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said it would continue to work with affected states and tribes to reach an agreement.

Daily Mirror

London wants to take water from another region's reservoir to solve capital's drought

The GMB Union thinks a Victorian plan to move water via the river Severn, the Cotswold canals into the river Thames to deal with predictable and expected periodic droughts in London and the South East

Wales Online

The vast water resource that lies beneath our feet in Wales

Groundwater can take years to filter through rocks before it emerges, and a hydro-geologist thinks it might play an increasingly important role in Wales

Irish Mirror

40 Irish Water treatment plants still suffering shortages despite recent rainfall

Overnight restrictions are in place in a number of counties across Ireland including a hospital pumping station

Wales Online

Plan outlined to take water from Welsh reservoir and send it to London to solve drought

GMB London has called on Thames Water and the UK Government to implement the Victorian-era idea

The Guardian - UK

A moment of reckoning for the water industry

Letters: Warnings about the UK’s fragile water supplies have been ignored for years, writes Michael Norton. Plus letters from Peter Fordham, Veronica Hardstaff and Jorgelina Marino

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