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Archaeologist, lecturer at the U of Liverpool. Architecture, heritage, archaeology of the Iran-Iraq War. TANKS! good at knots, painter, antisocial socialist.
Jul 29, 2022 6 tweets 2 min read
Question for twitter: Why hasn't there been a single new reservoir built for over 30 years in the UK?
We used to build loads:

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#water #watershortage #drought #privatisation Image Disclaimers: I made this graph by going through the 500-odd wikipedia entries for UK reservoirs and noting their completion dates (stuck alone at home with covid). Didn't include hydro-electric projects or canal feeders as far as possible. It's not comprehensive, but not bad
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