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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Steph Brawn

Petition launched against water being moved from Wales to drought-hit England

Lake Vyrnwy in Wales. Picture by Gary Williams.

THOUSANDS of people have signed a petition in protest of water being transferred from Wales to drought-hit areas of England.

John Armitt, chair of the National Infrastructure Commission, told BBC Radio Four earlier this week that water companies in England did not want to reinvest in reservoirs and that they were unpopular with communities that did not want to see their land flooded.

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