The Environment Agency says that people need to make fundamental changes to their water usage to prevent serious shortages Owen Humphreys/PAPersonal water saving targets will be considered by the Environment Agency after it revealed that much of England could face significant water shortages by 2050 unless action is taken. An agency report said that population growth and climate change were expected to increase the strain on water supplies, particularly in the southeast. James Bevan, chief executive of the Environment Agency, said that fundamental changes were needed to prevent serious shortages. “Unless we do take action now, we won’t have enough water for people, for business and the environment,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. “There is a solution to that and that is to reduce demand for water and increase sustainable supply and part of that is about setting personal targets for all of…

Source: The Times May 23, 2018 08:03 UTC