> One thing Britain isn't short of is water Britain as a whole gets quite a lot of rain but it is not equally distributed [0]. Basically the western side and m

> One thing Britain isn't short of is water Britain as a whole gets quite a lot of rain but it is not equally distributed [0]. Basically the western side and mountainous areas get the most (>2000mm per year) while the south east gets much less (600-700 mm per year). There is no 'national grid' for water (mechanisms for bulk movement from the wet to the dry areas). Even though the population has increased a lot there hasn't been a significant new reservoir built for decades. The south east regularly has hosepipe bans in the summer. Vast amounts are lost through leakage from the very old infrastructure, while the relatively newly privatised water companies have taken on massive debts in the process of generating shareholder value, rather than fixing things. [0] https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/types-of-weather/rain/how-much-does-it-rain-in-the-uk https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/typ...