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Category: Water supply

Scilly Water Supply

26th January 2022 Sandra

There’s plenty of rainfall in the Isles of Scilly but much of it soaks into the ground leaving only a…

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Posted in: Scilly Isles, South West, Water supply Filed under: desalination, Scilly Isles, water

Bath

11th November 2021 Caleb

In ancient Rome, you may have heard of their famous Baths, called ‘Thermae’ or ‘Balneae’. These were like swimming pools,…

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Posted in: Archaeology, Geology, Water supply Filed under: Archaeology, Bath, heat, mendip hills, roman, romans, water

A Wall of Water

1st February 2021 Sandra

A few weeks ago, we looked at some of the coastal flooding experienced around Britain, but today’s example happened well…

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Posted in: Water supply, Yorkshire and Humber Filed under: dam, flood, flooding, reservoir

Is there Gold in the Water?

23rd September 2020 Sandra

You can’t just close the door, or in the case of a mine, cap the shaft, and walk away. In…

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Posted in: North East, Water supply Filed under: mining, pollution, river, water supply

Refilling the Mine

16th September 2020 Sandra

When an underground mine is closed, the shaft is blocked and the surface is tidied up.  There might be some…

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Posted in: Britain - General, Water supply Filed under: groundwater, mining, pollution, water supply

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