Thames Water redraws mega-reservoir plan as local opposition

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A new public consultation has opened on the 150bn-litre above-ground White Horse project in Abingdon, Oxfordshire Thames Water has amended the blueprint of a planned mega-reservoir in Oxfordshire as the struggling utility tries to convince regulators that construction should go ahead against the backdrop of warnings of “catastrophic consequences”. The report also notes that The White Horse reservoir near Abingdon is scheduled to hold 150bn litresof water with a surface area of 6.7 sq km (2.6 sq miles) – almost the same size as Gatwick airport.

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