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We need new reservoirs – and it’s a job for the state, not private companies

Letters 27 Aug

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We need new reservoirs – and it’s a job for the state, not private companies — Sources: Letters

David Griffiths says mayors could be empowered to build water infrastructure, while Kevin Whately suggests incorporating communal storage into new housing estates Pete Ford ( Letters, 20 August ) rightly reminds us that “The Victorians … built reservoirs, aqueducts and local water-storage infrastructure.” But who were these “Victorians”? Generally speaking, they were local councillors and their pr

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