England’s reservoirs at lowest level for a decade as experts call for hosepipe bans

a year ago by Davriellelouna to c/unitedkingdom

Levels even lower than in severe drought year of 2022, data shows, with water firms urged to ‘be proactive’

HumanPenguin 42 points a year ago

Important reminder.

Since water was privatised under thatcher. The companies have sold off 30 reservoirs. Filling them for development etc.

Remember this fact every time they seek help.

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ChicoSuave 14 points a year ago

When the private water needs help, tell it to ask its investors. Or have it become public. Private utilities don't work.

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OwlPaste 15 points a year ago

or make thames water fix their shitty leaks?

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shalafi 1 point a year ago

Y'all drink Thames water? That's frightening.

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HumanPenguin 1 point a year ago

Every ml of water everyone in the world drinks. Has been through human waste millions of times.

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BrightCandle 8 points a year ago

All of the sales of public assets have resulted in drastic reductions in services and increasing costs. The water, electricity, post, gas and more it's all just worse. The key infrastructure can't just fail making them a very bad idea to be in private hands without very strict service requirements. We badly need to elect a government that will fix what is clearly broken.

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Fedegenerate 8 points a year ago

Ban the hosepipes, but don't stop contruction of new oil? What a joke.

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Codpiece 6 points a year ago

I’m fairly sure water companies don’t have anything to do with issuing oil drilling and exploration licenses.

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Fedegenerate 3 points a year ago

Me too. It was a statement about society in general.

Sad state of affairs that people can't assume others know water companies don't have anything to do with oil drilling and exploration licenses. The company we keep hey?

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echodot 2 points a year ago

Yeah the reason the water levels in the reservoirs are so low is because people are watering their plants too much that's definitely the problem. My 20 ft by 20 ft garden is definitely consuming all of the water.

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