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Use the UKs canal network for a national water grid

Submitted on Monday 16th April 2012

Published on Tuesday 17th April 2012

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 17th April 2013

Signatures: 4

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climate change ~ UK

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Use the UKs canal network for a national water grid

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We would like the goverment to consider using the already existing canal network to reduce the cost of a national water grid.

The canals were originaly built for industry to supply resources such as iron and coal across the country. The idea would be to repurpose them to transport water across the country instead, something they are already designed to carry.

Every few years significant portions of the UK gain drought status.
As populations increase and climate change occurs this appears to be getting worse.
During a drought crops fail and business suffer.

We believe a national water grid would ensure that drought would be a thing of the past, and could help to end the monopoly of the water supliers.


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