Selling water to drought-stricken areas could raise cash for communities in Wales, an expert says.
Rain could become Wales' oil of the future if moves to send water to drought-stricken parts of England are realised, an expert has said.
They discussed the possibility of raising the Craig Goch Dam in the Elan Valley, transferring the extra water captured there via the rivers Wye or Severn and through canals to the upper Thames.There was outcry when Capel Celyn was flooded to create a reservoir to provide water for Liverpool It is one of a number of options being considered by the firm, which has more than 15 million customers in and around London and this week implemented aThe firm said it had been "consulting on and developing a regional water resilience plan which takes into account the viability of different schemes and how they will help provide an affordable, resilient, and sustainable water supply for future generations".
A United Utilities spokeswoman said water transfers were under consideration "to address the challenges posed by climate change, population growth and protection of the environment". "They've also got a desalination plant which is actually turned off and, since 2006, they've promised to build a new reservoir near Abingdon and yet that hasn't been done.
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