Droughtcast #7 (19/09/23)

Droughtcast is back for another quickfire update on all the news you need to know about the drought situation across England & Wales. 

 

Email any questions you have about drought and we'll answer them on the podcast: podcast@ccwater.org.uk

 

Timestamps

 

1:33 - Lead of the Hydrological Status and Reporting Group at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Jamie Hannaford, reflects on the weather of the past two months and looks ahead to the future 

 

8:21 - Head of Water Resources at Portsmouth Water, Jim Barker, discusses the new Havant Thicket reservoir being built and what this means in terms of combatting future drought 

 

13:10 - CCW's Karen Gibbs gives a broad overview of the current situation in England & Wales 

 

Shownotes 

 

UKCEH Hydrological Outlook

Havant Thicket reservoir