摘要 : It will come as no surprise to you that our drinking water supply companies are facing some challenges - and in particular that one of those challenges is that water supplies are running short in some parts of Britain. And more sp... 展开 It will come as no surprise to you that our drinking water supply companies are facing some challenges - and in particular that one of those challenges is that water supplies are running short in some parts of Britain. And more specifically, that increases in consumption coupled with an anticipated greater frequency of droughts mean that various parts of the south eastern part of the country are facing a serious shortfall in the future.The water companies have three main approaches to tackling this issue: reducing leakage and other losses; trying to persuade customers to use less water; and identifying possible new sources. It is the third of these that concerns us here. At the same time, canal boaters among you will also be aware that the water supplies to the inland waterways aren't as resilient to dry weather as they might be - and that an increasing incidence of droughts would mean more lock opening time restrictions and possible temporary closures as the Canal & River Trust's reservoir system struggled to cope. 收起