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The race to stop England running out of water (www.bbc.co.uk)
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One evening in early August, farmer Daniel Sizer's phone buzzed with a message.

It was from his local water board and it read: "River levels are low but have recovered enough to allow one night of irrigation tonight."

Like much of the lower half of England, Daniel's fourth-generation farm had seen barely any rain in nearly three months.

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[–] 7 points 2 days ago

However, more than 45 litres per person per day is still being lost from England's water network, nearly a fifth of all the water in the system.

What the actual...

Good luck dealing with it over all.

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