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Old 14-01-2011, 06:13 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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There is more than enough rainwater catchment in the UK to satisfy demand.
We have a gas grid and a power grid - but very short- sightedly, no
water grid.

Ah the benefits of hindsight.
There's never been sufficiently large enough problem top justify the
expenditure. Maybe the economic balance is beginning to change. Building
a water grid is much more expensive and difficult than either an
electric or gas grid. There was an interesting program on TV recently on
the history of the national electricity grid. I remember attending a
Faraday lecture on the subject back in the early 60s.
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hugh
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