Low water levels at Scammonden dam, West Yorkshire in summer 2003.
“Chairman of Scottish tourism agency says abundant water resources could be sold to England if climate change pushes up cost and supply.
“Scotland could export millions of gallons of water to drought-stricken parts of England if climate change pushes up the cost and scarcity of water, the head of a national park has predicted.
“The country’s abundant water resources would become crucial if supplies in England come under intense pressure in future decades, said Mike Cantlay, the convenor of Loch Lomond national park and chairman of the tourism agency VisitScotland. It could then be sold, he added.
“I think that Scotland’s water has enormous potential, and the point is approaching where we will have to have a really good look at Scotland’s inland waters and its total potential,” Cantlay said.
“Proposals for the mass transport of water across the UK using a national “water grid” have been studied closely by bodies such as the Environment Agency and engineering organisations but ruled out on the grounds of cost and practicality.”
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