That is exactly the problem. Our water companies are lousy at collecting water. When it is at its most abundant, they wave it down the rivers into the sea. That is why they need to be building more reservoirs. I am sorry to labour the point, but they are not collecting the water.
Water Industry
Proceeding contribution from
Charles Walker
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 5 November 2013.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Water Industry.
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