Water in the UK

As you know from your lessons so far this week the UK has areas of the country with too much water, usually where there a few people, and areas of the country with a water shortage, usually where most people live. The links below show what the water companies and government are doing to try to make sure that areas with the highest demand for water actually get the supply they need:
Do you flush the toilet? Maybe you shouldn't! A silly story, but with the serious point that we can reduce demand to match the supply of water.
http://environment.guardian.co.uk/water/story/0,,1878947,00.html

Want to get out of washing up? Here is your excuse...
http://environment.guardian.co.uk/water/story/0,,1845323,00.html

A serious one. Thames Water want to build a huge new reservoir, just to meet rising demand in London.
http://environment.guardian.co.uk/water/story/0,,1872493,00.html

Also- there is a proposal to build a national grid for water, meaning that rivers and canals could be used to take water from the north and west of the UK to the south east where it is needed the most. This is a controversial issue. What do you think?
http://environment.guardian.co.uk/water/story/0,,1845355,00.html

You will notice that I got all of these resources from one website and they were all newspaper articles produced this year. It just shows how relevant this issue is to your lives.