This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Thursday, 2 November 2023
Water, Water Everywhere?
The UK is likely, by 2050, to have a water deficit of 4bn litres. Much of our current water comes from aquifers and rivers. The Environment Agency (EA) issues licences to people and businesses to abstract water from these locations. It's charged with monitoring this process. The EA has been revealed, however, to have nearly halved its water-use inspections in the last 5 years. It's also been carrying out increasing numbers of 'desk-based' inspections, that simply rely on the honesty of the licence holder (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/02/environment-agency-england-water-use-inspections-rivers-aquifers). Reduced on-site inspections is good news for agriculture and Water Companies. It's not, however, good news for the environment or any UK drive for water sufficiency. The EA has effectively been set up to fail.
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