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Canal & River Trust Water Resources and Navigation Update

Last week the Environment Agency announced that nearly three-quarters of England is now in drought, following the driest July since records began in 1836 and a dry start to August. With virtually no rain for months, our reservoirs and ground water resources are running low.

Canal & River Trust Water Resources and Navigation Update

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Last week the Environment Agency announced that nearly three-quarters of England is now in drought, following the driest July since records began in 1836 and a dry start to August.

With virtually no rain for months, our reservoirs and ground water resources are running low.

There are also increasing restrictions on how much water we […]

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Last week the Environment Agency announced that nearly three-quarters of England is now in drought, following the driest July since records began in 1836 and a dry start to August. With virtually no rain for months, our reservoirs and ground water resources are running low. There are also increasing restrictions on how much water we […]

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