Environment Agency chief calls for new attitudes to conserve water and avoid droughts
British people need to be “less squeamish” about drinking water derived from sewage, the boss of theWriting in the Sunday Times, Sir James Bevan outlined measures the government, water companies and ordinary people should be taking to avoid severe droughts.
Bevan admitted the move would be “unpopular” and reactions on social media have been mixed but he said there was a need to “change how we think about water”.
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