Portsmouth Water confirms £325m funding for UK's first new reservoir in a generation

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Portsmouth Water confirms £325m funding for UK's first new reservoir in a generation

Funding has been secured for the new reservoir which will help supply Southern England with enhanced water supplies in the face of escalating climate risks

Portsmouth Water has announced it has secured £325m in funding to construct the first major reservoir in the UK since the 1980s, in a bid to boost climate resilience in the South of England and prevent...

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