Environment Agency steps up efforts to tackle water supply crunch

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Environment Agency steps up efforts to tackle water supply crunch

Government warns population growth and climate impacts means UK will need 3.4 billion litres of water a day by 2050

Daily water consumption per head of population needs to be slashed from 143 to 110 litres by 2050 to meet future supply challenges caused by population growth and climate change, according to new government...

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