Rivers, rainfall, abstraction, and pollution.
by Chris, 9 July, 2017, 0 comments
Many parts of the UK have recently experienced the driest October to March period for a long time. This was followed by two relatively dry Spring months - April & May. The Met Office Map of the UK found here - shows the rainfall pattern across the country as a percentage of the average rainfall for a 30 years period.
This has not only affected gardeners and farmers but river systems across the United Kingdom. This is bad news as many rivers have already had too much water taken from them (abstracted) - for farming & industry. The problem of over-extraction of river water is not helped by the fact that one fifth of all piped water is lost through leaks. Thames water was recently fined millions for failing to reach its leak reduction targets. Read more...
