How to beat shortage (From York Press)

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How to beat shortage

10:06am Wednesday 22nd February 2012 in Letters

SOME water companies are saying that due to shortage of rain, reservoirs are getting very low and need a lot of rain to fill them up, or else there could be a shortage of water in the summer.

This could even lead to hosepipe bans. How the devil did we get into this situation? We are surrounded by water – surely the water companies could get water in from the sea and build more desalination plants over the country.

Yes, they would cost a lot to build, but these could be built out of the great profits water companies make every year. Shareholders should bear the brunt for once.

Tom Mitchell, Mendip Close, Huntington, York.

Comments(5)

Mister Sheen says...
12:28pm Wed 22 Feb 12

"Yes, they would cost a lot to build, but these could be built out of the great profits water companies make every year. Shareholders should bear the brunt for once. "

.....not to mention their massive running costs due to the huge amount of fuel that they use. And yes, shareholders should indeed do this on a charitable, philanthropic basis.

(Tom, have you got a private pension or any investments by any chance? 'Cos it ain't gonna give much in return if, as it might, have invested in any of the water companies!)