Create a National Water Resource Balancing and Infrastructure Strategy

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

The evidence is clear that due to global warming, the supply of water as a UK wide resource is becoming more regionalised with some areas having more supply than needed and some areas not having enough. What is needed is a joined up UK strategy that defines a network of supply capacity and pipelines

The UK has a fragmented approach to water infrastructure, capture, storage and supply. Why are Northern, Scottish and Welsh reservoirs are full and the South has a water shortage? Pipelines were built during the WW2 to transport fuel on a national basis. Libya built a national pipeline infrastructure to transport its water across the country, so why cant we as a nation? The UK is a world leader in national infrastructure projects and this is seems like a BIG gap in that capability

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. Water is devolved to Scotland and Wales.

We could accept a petition calling for the Government to develop a Water Resource Balancing and Infrastructure Strategy for England, if that's something you'd like to see happen.

Timeline

25 Aug 2022	Petition opened for signatures
31 Aug 2022	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9

Status Rejected

Rejected 31 Aug 2022

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