Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
South West Water was created in 1989 with the privatisation of the water industry. [1] It was preceded by the South West Water Authority which was formed by the Water Act 1973 as one of ten regional water authorities formed by a merger of various statutory and local authority water undertakings. South West Water is part of the Pennon Group. [2]
Similarly, a line from the center to the South celestial pole will define the South point by its intersection with the limb. The points at right angles to the North and South points are the East and West points. Going around the disk clockwise from the North point, one encounters in order the West point, the South point, and then the East point.
Wistlandpound Reservoir is a reservoir in Devon, England owned by South West Water.. Completed in 1957, the earth embankment reservoir holds up to 1,550 megalitres (341 million gallons) and covers an area of 40 acres (16ha).
A quarry could be flooded to become a new reservoir to supply water to thousands of homes in the South West. Plans are in the "earliest stages", according to water companies, but they are looking ...
The steep grades and variable flows of most other West Coast rivers make them unsuitable for large boat travel. Also, most large rivers there are dammed, often in multiple places, to supply water for hydroelectricity production and other uses. Mountainous terrain and a shortage of water make canals in the West infeasible as well.
Regional water authorities were also part of the Scottish water industry when three bodies covering the North, West and East of Scotland were created in 1996, to take over responsibilities for water supply and sewage treatment from the regional councils, but they only lasted until 2002, when they were replaced by the publicly owned Scottish Water.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Water crisis in West looms as Lakes Mead and Powell only 35% full. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement. In Other News. Entertainment.
Roadford Lake, also known as Roadford Reservoir is a man-made reservoir fed by the River Wolf.It is located to the north-east of Broadwoodwidger in West Devon, eight miles (13 km) east of Launceston and is the largest area of fresh water in the southwest of England.