Southern Water applies for permission to draw water from rare chalk stream

Environment secretary urged to stop drought order that could damage the ecology of River Test in HampshireSouthern Water has applied for a drought order that would allow it to draw larger quantities of water than usual from an internationally prized chalk stream and rare salmon habitat.The environment secretary, Steve Reed, has been urged to intervene and stop the water company from "significantly and potentially permanently damaging the river and the ecology within". Continue reading...