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Tag: water supply

Minewater Treatment

30th September 2020 Sandra

When an abandoned mine floods with water, dissolving disturbed minerals, it doesn’t just fill up and stop.  The flow can…

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Posted in: Conservation, North East Filed under: environment, mine, pollution, water supply

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

Lockdown Water

22nd July 2020 Sandra

COVID-19 has impacted the UK in many ways including our use of water.  Stop and think for a minute –…

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Posted in: Britain - General, Water supply Filed under: COVID-19, water, water supply

Pipe Paths

22nd July 2019 Sandra

The five Elan reservoirs contain enough water for 1238 million baths!  But how does that water get to Birmingham? Water…

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Posted in: Wales, Water supply, West Midlands Filed under: aqueduct, Birmingham, Elan Valley, water supply

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