Half of Britain in drought
The Environment Agency has declared official drought zones in a further 17 English counties and warned the shortages could last until Christmas or beyond. It is the worst national water shortage since 1976.
Contingency plans to tackle England's drought
The Environment Agency is responsible for working with the water industry to put plans in place to deal with the prospect of a third dry winter.
- Water companies are looking at where they may be able to get more water
- Options to share water across company boundaries
- They will also look at how they can reduce leakage
- The Agency is urging all water users to save water now
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