Essential new water for the South East

Climate change is increasing the risk of severe droughts in the UK, and demand for water keeps increasing too. Thames Water’s proposed South East Strategic Reservoir Option (SESRO) is one significant response.

Thames Water forecasts that it will need one …

Water rights get a win-win

Water availability is under increasing pressure from climate change, population growth, industry and agriculture. Water abstraction licence trading offers one way to ease competition for this precious resource.

The challenge

Ever-increasing competition for water resources is a fact of life