Английская Википедия:Abingdon Reservoir
The Abingdon Reservoir is a long-term proposal for fresh water storage located south west of Abingdon, Oxfordshire in the mid-west of the Thames Basin and which is intended to help support water supply provision in the south-east of England.
Proposals
The proposal arose in 2006 by Thames Water.[2] In 2007 the Environment Agency opined that need for this was not proven.[3] Further arguments were put but the near-term-demand case was rejected in 2011.[4] In 2023, following a period of consultation, a revised version increase the proposal to 150bn litres (150Mm3).[5]
Since 2018 a longer-term proposal stands, for its building, by 2043 to cater to projected population growth in the Thames Basin.[6][7]
Reasons for the construction
Шаблон:See also The main reason to build is that the South-East is facing significant seasonal water stress. Factors are the rain shadow behind the prevailing westerly winds and western hills. Eastern counties lack the rainfall of the west; their average annual rainfall being 500-750mm. The west receives around 1800-2800mm.
Average population density is higher in the eastern than western counties; London houses 13.5% of the UK's population. This is the greatest concentration of domestic water usage. Roughly 22% of water use is domestic; 75% is from all types of industry.Шаблон:Cn
Counter-arguments
GARD or the 'Group Against Reservoir Development' have counter-arguments, local, national and looking at international comparators.[8]
- Thames Water have unambitious targets for leakages[8]
- The reservoir will be far from potent against long droughts[9]
- As there is enough water to supply London now there can be in future using other, sustainable methods. [8]
- Impacts on the ecosystem being transformed from supporting many endangered and protected land-based invertebrates, water voles, bats and hedgehogs to more water-based bird life.[8]
- Traffic congestion and construction pollution.[8]
- Local economic loss of many well-rooted businesses and a solar farm.[10][8]
- A new, low, risk of flooding.[8]
References
See also
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Reservoir 'biggest in 25 years' - BBC News, 14 September 2006
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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- ↑ 8,0 8,1 8,2 8,3 8,4 8,5 8,6 http://www.abingdonreservoir.org.uk/ Group Against Reservoir Development. www.abingdonreservoir.org.uk
- ↑ [1] Resilience - Final Report. Group Against Reservoir Development. www.abingdonreservoir.org.uk
- ↑ East Hanney solar farm
