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The NIMBYs are the ones trying to stop the reservoir from being built. They created the problem they're complaining about. A big hole in the ground with water i
by _dain_ 2y ago
The NIMBYs are the ones trying to stop the reservoir from being built. They created the problem they're complaining about. A big hole in the ground with water in it is not a complicated piece of infrastructure, but the planning system is so dysfunctional and veto-friendly that the construction timeline has been pushed out into the 2030s, in the best case. Previous generations got them done in two years flat. It is an artificial problem.
Same thing with transport. "We can't build new houses because it would increase car traffic", meanwhile putting up every barrier they can think of to stop East-West Rail.
- _dain_ 2y agoJust adding onto this because I can't edit: it beggars belief that water supply would ever be a limiting factor for urban growth in England. It's preposterous that this is even an issue. Yes, Cambridgeshire is the driest region in the country, but that's only a relative thing! It still gets quite a lot of rain! Other countries have far less rainfall in absolute terms and they grow their cities just fine, because they build reservoirs and dams and water desalination plants. Nature has not forced this situation on us, we are simply choosing not to build things.