• Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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    1 hour ago

    Yeah the reason the water levels in the reservoirs are so low is because people are watering their plants too much that’s definitely the problem. My 20 ft by 20 ft garden is definitely consuming all of the water.

  • BrightCandle@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    All of the sales of public assets have resulted in drastic reductions in services and increasing costs. The water, electricity, post, gas and more it’s all just worse. The key infrastructure can’t just fail making them a very bad idea to be in private hands without very strict service requirements. We badly need to elect a government that will fix what is clearly broken.

  • HumanPenguin@feddit.uk
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    20 hours ago

    Important reminder.

    Since water was privatised under thatcher. The companies have sold off 30 reservoirs. Filling them for development etc.

    Remember this fact every time they seek help.

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      17 hours ago

      When the private water needs help, tell it to ask its investors. Or have it become public. Private utilities don’t work.

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      20 hours ago

      I’m fairly sure water companies don’t have anything to do with issuing oil drilling and exploration licenses.

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        20 hours ago

        Me too. It was a statement about society in general.

        Sad state of affairs that people can’t assume others know water companies don’t have anything to do with oil drilling and exploration licenses. The company we keep hey?