> One thing Britain isn't short of is water Exact same thing is happening in the midwest of the US, where the green belt is heading east and dropping more wate

> One thing Britain isn't short of is water Exact same thing is happening in the midwest of the US, where the green belt is heading east and dropping more water in less time on less area. Its not just "a few rain barrels" its literally every single property and every single development being upgraded and designed to capture and store water and let it seep into the soil before overflowing into the sewer. Not only does it make a better place to live as you generally need plants to use that water, but its the only way to capture it at scale. I live in a swamp, and right now is the time of what I call "the big slurp" where all the plants turn green, and the high water from winter that has the water table at ground level will drop 6 inches as every plant turns into a straw. It happens over 3-4 days and its wild to see. A bigger and bigger sewer is the "just one more lane" to fix traffic congestion. It doesn't work, definitely not as a singular solution. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/28/chinas-sponge-cities-are-turning-streets-green-to-combat-flooding https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/28/chinas-sponge-...