Thread: The energy crisis
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Old 12-08-2022, 13:09   #916
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Re: The energy crisis
Because Ofwat pressured them to do so.
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Chris Binnie, a water engineer who has advised the Government, said the sold-off reservoirs were often smaller ones connected to local water treatment plants that had been closed partly to save money. “It’s not that economical to keep the small ones going,” he said.
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Water industry sources said companies faced pressure from Ofwat to close old facilities to save money, as well as scrutiny from the regulator over the financial benefit of opening new ones.
Water companies say they face widespread opposition in building new reservoir facilities, despite a recognition they will be increasingly needed under drier conditions as a result of climate change.
Thames Water has spent more than a decade attempting to construct a £1 billion reservoir to serve more than eight million people in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The plans were first rejected by the government in 2011 and have been the subject of local opposition.
There are plans for a handful of new reservoirs across the country, but only one - the £100 million Havant Thicket project, near Portsmouth - actually has planning permission.
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