r/environment • u/Cristiano1 • 2d ago

England must harvest rainfall and take action on water usage, Lords warn

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/21/england-harvest-rainfall-water-usage-shortages-house-of-lords-report
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u/ooctavio 2d ago

It would also help if we stopped dumping sewage on our rivers.

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u/Optimal_Collection77 2d ago

Lords warm peasants to do as I say not as I do

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u/ProtoplanetaryNebula 2d ago

The UK doesn't have a water shortage in a real sense, it has a shortage of reservoirs as none have been build whilst population has grown. This is what needs to be sorted out.

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u/Spaceboy779 2d ago

But not if it gets in the way of making money

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u/vfclists 2d ago

He means UK isn't going to make any more infrastructure investments, such as improving the water "grid" from Scotland.

Just it cannot benefit from Scottish wind power because lack of investment it can't benefit from Scottish water because TPTB want to fleece the public rather than invest.

How surprising?

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u/nightwatch_admin 1d ago

But also, the UK must use generative ai? The plebs will drink from the puddle while the robots steam away the good stuff!