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SD Indicator 17: Water stress

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17. Water stress Assessments of water availability: Winter surface water

Assessments of water availability: Summer surface water

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SD Indicator 17: Water stress

http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/progress/national/17.htm

The UK is commonly perceived as wet, but the population density is high, and rainfall varies across the country. Therefore, for each person, there is relatively little water available, especially in the south east and some other urban areas. In the Thames region, annual abstractions of water for public supply, industry and agriculture typically use almost 60 per cent of the average annual renewable surface and ground water resources, compared with about 10 per cent in the North West. Over-abstraction may damage rivers, wildlife and habitats. The maps of assessments of water availability show that abstractions from surface water are already at their limit in the summer for much of England and Wales and also in the winter for parts of the south and east. The maps will be updated when new information from catchment studies is complete. NEXT INDICATOR | PREVIOUS INDICATOR

Updated: 27 July 2007

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