Drought

[Leon Roskilly]

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(Radio clip in following link)

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsi...000/9710228.stm

 

Businesses 'dramatically affected' by water shortage

 

Hose pipe bans come into force next week across southern and eastern England, and yesterday there was more bad news from the environment agency: river levels in England and Wales are now as low as they were in 1976. Trevor Bishop, head of Water Resources at the Environment Agency and Andrew Blenkiron, an East Anglia farmer.

[Chris Plumb]

Just driven down the Pang Valley - could have driven down the Pang itself - bone dry down to Bucklebury (and probably beyond )

 

C.

[Rusty]

Just driven down the Pang Valley - could have driven down the Pang itself - bone dry down to Bucklebury (and probably beyond )

 

C.

 

I went for a ride around your way a couple of weeks ago Chris, got completely lost and ended up going across a sort of man made ford on Brocks Lane. I guess that was the Pang, it was dry then.

[JV44]

I went for a ride around your way a couple of weeks ago Chris, got completely lost and ended up going across a sort of man made ford on Brocks Lane. I guess that was the Pang, it was dry then.

 

Not sure of the road name but sounds like Bucklebury ford....that must have been dry for a year now ,had an e mail from the EAoday saying that they will have voluntary lock waiting on the Thames them compulsory as necessary due to levels/flow going to affect all hobbies using the rivers

[steveking]

Not sure of the road name but sounds like Bucklebury ford....that must have been dry for a year now ,had an e mail from the EAoday saying that they will have voluntary lock waiting on the Thames them compulsory as necessary due to levels/flow going to affect all hobbies using the rivers

 

Im a regular at Ardingly, this time of year the water is usually at full level - went down last week to find a 60-80 foot walk to the waters edge, which prob equates to about 10-12 in depth.