Article 3V81A UK water firm asks for more water from Lake District to fight drought

UK water firm asks for more water from Lake District to fight drought

by
Frances Perraudin North of England reporter
from Environment | The Guardian on (#3V81A)

United Utilities submits drought applications for Lake Ullswater, Lake Windermere and Ennerdale Water

A water company has asked for permission to take more water from some of the Lake District's most famous lakes, as the UK experiences its driest summer for decades.

United Utilities, which supplies water to north-west England, has submitted three drought applications to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to extract water from Ullswater, Windermere and Ennerdale Water.

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