Water from Lincolnshire is set to be transported to drier parts of the country to keep the taps running in years to come, Anglian Water has said.<\/p>\n
The utility company has set out how it plans to meet demand as drier weather and new environmental regulations take effect.<\/p>\n
A new reservoir could be built near Sleaford and work is under way on a pipeline more than 200 miles (321km) long.<\/p>\n
Anglian said it planned to share excess water from the county with other parts of its region, which stretches as far south as Essex and Buckinghamshire.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, the government warned that rapid population growth, “crumbling infrastructure” and a warming climate meant the UK could run out of drinking water<\/a> by the middle of the next decade without improvements to infrastructure.<\/p>\n Under its Water Resources Management Plan, Anglian is looking at how to ensure water security until 2050.<\/p>\n It envisages using a strategic network to transport water from the wetter Midlands to southern parts that get less rain.<\/p>\n A 205-mile pipeline is being constructed between North Lincolnshire and Essex, with the entire network due to be completed by 2028.<\/p>\n Without changes, Lincolnshire could run short of water because of climate change and regulations to protect rivers, the water firm told the Local Democracy Reporting Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n