MPs warn parts of England face 'serious risk' of running out of water within 20 years

Cecilia Keating
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Select committee delivers damning assessment of government's "lack of leadership" when it comes to managing England's water supply, warning that public awareness campaigns and better oversight over companies water leakage performance is needed

There is a "serious risk" that some parts of England will run out of water within the next 20 years, the Public Accounts Committee has today warned. A stark report published yesterday by the committee...

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