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Thursday, 16 February 2012 14:45

Prospect of UK drought prompts water summit

Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman will meet with water companies, farmers and wildlife groups next Monday to address concerns that parts of the UK be may facing the worst drought since 1976.

The Environment Agency has already warned that restrictions could be imposed if the UK does not see heavy and prolonged rainfall before April - Trevor Bishop, head of water resources at Agency said it was planning for the worst.

A number of the UK water companies already have drought orders in place, with  reservoirs falling to worryingly low levels. Hosepipe bans are now increasingly on the cards for the worst-affected areas, which include parts of south-east England, East Anglia and the east Midlands.

Announcing the summit, Caroline Spelman said:

"All of our activity is going to be carefully co-ordinated so that we are able to minimise the effects of unpredictable water availability and support people in doing the right thing in taking sensible measures to save water."

"It is imperative that we have a system in place that can provide a secure water supply for the future, at the same time as we continue to protect the environment".

 

 

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