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[mantahatch]

Many years ago I took my kids up to the Kielder Water project which was deemed a white elephant - not the case today of course. They even did Kielder Safaris by landrover with food hampers. Bet all that has gone now as the supply of water to Manchester (presumably) is in full flow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kielder_Water

Indeed, the presence of Kielder Water means that it is highly unlikely that we would ever have a hosepipe ban in the North East.

And you southern lot can keep your beady eyes off it.  Go and dam up your own valley somewhere!  There must be lots of places in the South that would look better under 100ft of water.

Yes there are plenty of places that would look better. Most of them have now been built on to house all the northerners that headed south to get away from ..........................

[cleggy]

Many years ago I took my kids up to the Kielder Water project which was deemed a white elephant - not the case today of course. They even did Kielder Safaris by landrover with food hampers. Bet all that has gone now as the supply of water to Manchester (presumably) is in full flow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kielder_Water

Indeed, the presence of Kielder Water means that it is highly unlikely that we would ever have a hosepipe ban in the North East.

And you southern lot can keep your beady eyes off it.  Go and dam up your own valley somewhere!  There must be lots of places in the South that would look better under 100ft of water.

Most of the Thames Valley 

[aaronjb]

Well local news is now reporting that Hampshire does not get the ban. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/9586110.County_escapes_hosepipe_ban___for_now/

I know where I'm coming when the car needs a wash, then 

[mantahatch]

Well local news is now reporting that Hampshire does not get the ban. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/9586110.County_escapes_hosepipe_ban___for_now/

I know where I'm coming when the car needs a wash, then 

 

[Auto Addict]

Don't have a problem here, get our water from the sheep sh*****s

[Rods2]

Many years ago I took my kids up to the Kielder Water project which was deemed a white elephant - not the case today of course. They even did Kielder Safaris by landrover with food hampers. Bet all that has gone now as the supply of water to Manchester (presumably) is in full flow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kielder_Water

Indeed, the presence of Kielder Water means that it is highly unlikely that we would ever have a hosepipe ban in the North East.

And you southern lot can keep your beady eyes off it.  Go and dam up your own valley somewhere!  There must be lots of places in the South that would look better under 100ft of water.

Bigger Thames barrage and fill the London basin. 

[Vamps]

Many years ago I took my kids up to the Kielder Water project which was deemed a white elephant - not the case today of course. They even did Kielder Safaris by landrover with food hampers. Bet all that has gone now as the supply of water to Manchester (presumably) is in full flow

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kielder_Water

Indeed, the presence of Kielder Water means that it is highly unlikely that we would ever have a hosepipe ban in the North East.

And you southern lot can keep your beady eyes off it.  Go and dam up your own valley somewhere!  There must be lots of places in the South that would look better under 100ft of water.

With you on that one.....

In 1996? there was a huge water shortage in the south east, hosepipe ban etc and tankers transporting water from the north to the south, indeed there were lots of hosepipe bans, I was living and working in Hertford at the time. I worked with Kids and we liked the odd water fight, following a visit up North i took 200L of water from the North back South so we could continue this play, a neighbour had threatened to report us..........My thoughts were 'bring it on' it is not Southern water, test it! always kept a couple of drums full of soft northern water, just in case, the others, well just kept filling them up from the tap.....

[mantahatch]

Unless I am missreading this map, it would appear the north east of England has more of a water problem than the south east. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17343034

Please feel free to point out where I am wrong.

[tigers_gonads]

After the drought of 96, yorshire water built a pipe network around the east riding 
Most of the water we use comes from boreholes in the area.
Nowdays, if the holes get a little low, we just pipe some in from north yorkshire to make up the difference 
Hence, we vary rarely get problems 

We have had about the same amount of rain as lincolnshire (who also use boreholes) but the yellowbellys don't have the pipe network 

[mantahatch]

yellowbellys ? OK googled it 

[tigers_gonads]

yellowbellys ? OK googled it 

I'll expect abuse later 

[I_want_an_Omega]

yellowbellys ? OK googled it 

I'll expect abuse later 

Not from here Steve, but then I'm not from round here anyway 

[jimac]

Unless I am missreading this map, it would appear the north east of England has more of a water problem than the south east. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17343034

Please feel free to point out where I am wrong.

OK.

It's a map of Daily Soil Moisture Anomalies.  Not a map of reservoir availability.

HTH

[mantahatch]

Unless I am missreading this map, it would appear the north east of England has more of a water problem than the south east. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17343034

Please feel free to point out where I am wrong.

OK.

It's a map of Daily Soil Moisture Anomalies.  Not a map of reservoir availability.

HTH

OK my dim brain can just about understand that. (I think  ) But does it mean there is, or is not a water shortage ? I think what I am trying to say is if the water content in the soil is the same in the south east as it was, then the problem is the fault of the water companies not planning for the amount of properties built and local councils for allowing all this building without the infrastructure.

Not tring to be funny or argumentitive, just trying to understand it better.

[jimac]

Unless I am missreading this map, it would appear the north east of England has more of a water problem than the south east. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17343034

Please feel free to point out where I am wrong.

OK.

It's a map of Daily Soil Moisture Anomalies.  Not a map of reservoir availability.

HTH

OK my dim brain can just about understand that. (I think  ) But does it mean there is, or is not a water shortage ? I think what I am trying to say is if the water content in the soil is the same in the south east as it was, then the problem is the fault of the water companies not planning for the amount of properties built and local councils for allowing all this building without the infrastructure.

Not tring to be funny or argumentitive, just trying to understand it better.

Well, there is no water shortage in the north east although we don't get a huge amount of rain (nothing like the amount that the north west or Scotland gets).  Kielder Water was built to provide the large amounts of water that the steel and manufacturing industries were predicted to need in the north east in the Sixties.  However, what they didn't predict was the massive collapse of those industries so we have been left with a water resource that is way beyond what we need.  So, in this case the water companies and local authorities got it right by getting it wrong!