Water Industry News from local and national press in July

Water moved to boost reservoir levels

Water is being moved from North Wales, the Lake District and Pennines to boost Greater Manchester’s depleted reservoirs, United Utilities has said.

It follows an appeal by the company for people to be careful with water to help avoid a hosepipe ban on Friday, urging residents to turn off hoses and sprinklers and take shorter showers.

A ban has already been introduced in Northern Ireland and there are fears similar action could be taken elsewhere if people do not reduce their usage during the heatwave.

Be Sparing with your water usage

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/08/uk-heatwave-to-last-another-week-as-water-warnings-issued

30 Years ago the residents of Cornwall faced a serious water poisoning problem.

https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/britains-worst-mass-water-poisoning-1760990

How to stay Hydrated

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/09/well/hydration-thirst-water.html

Turbidity Monitoring Tips

http://wwtonline.co.uk/features/top-tips-for-turbidity-monitoring

Advice on Wild Fire Risk to Farms

https://www.nfuonline.com/news/latest-news/advice-on-wild-fire-risks/

Save Water at Home

https://www.goodhousekeeping.co.uk/institute/household-advice/organising/10-easy-ways-to-save-water-at-home?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialSignIn

Hosepipe Ban in North West.

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/hosepipe-ban-2018-merseyside-residents-14916529

Festival Goers queue for water

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/festivalgoers-forced-to-queue-for-hours-for-water-in-sweltering-30c-heat-a3888441.html

Cardiff woman allergic to water.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-44823674/the-cardiff-woman-who-is-allergic-to-water

Listeria Outbreak in the North East

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/lidl-listeria-schweppes-tesco-waitrose-14915397

Sharks heading to UK

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5960735/Terrifying-shark-species-including-Great-Whites-ditching-warmer-waters-heading-Britain.html