Water shortages
Tuesday 20 February 1996 00:02 GMT
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Water shortages
Drought-stricken water companies are being urged to consider building desalination plants to avert future shortages. The suggestion is one of several in a report from the National Rivers Authority to the Secretary of State for the Environment on how companies facing the worst shortages - North West, Yorkshire and South West - should combat the problem.
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