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Originally Posted by Taf
I overheard 2 blokes discussing the water shortage this morning, and one made what he obviously regarded as a well thought-out statement:
"They just need a big pipeline from Scotland to Essex, no need to pump it as it's all downhill from Scotland to Essex."
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Although he has a point if essex below the sea level of scotland but small matter other areas would be up hill.
Still need to use a pump stations to increase preasure to get it to essex.
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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
You only have to think of what birds do on your roof to get the picture. 
Even if you could move water in say supertankers, the shear number needed daily would be a logistical nightmare apart from the expense. The problem is that we use water like it's going out of fashion. Bringing in meters for all in the southe-east will help make people more aware of what a valuable resource water is and not to waste it.
Maybe a period of stand-pipes, when every drop has to be carried back, will bring it crushing home to the wastrels. |
indeed but filtering water which comes out of toilet already happens in some countries turned back into drinking water.
it probably wood be expensive before the oil industry built pipe from humber to hemel hempstead it was all transported by fleet of tanker lorries. I wonder how much it cost them to do it this way.
Another solution link each resevior to each one be able to pump it refil when low from one area to other.
It would cost but dont think any solution cheap