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Guardian: Restrictions could be imposed on farmers extracting water from rivers in the next few weeks, should the current dry spell continue, the government has warned, after new figures showed that many river levels in England and Wales are "exceptionally low" for the time of year.
As some water companies began to replenish reservoirs from rivers, the Environment Agency reported that south-east England had received only 2.3mm of rain so far this month – just 6% of the long-term average. It comes on top......
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United Kingdom: Farmers face imminent water restrictions due to dry spell
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on April 20th, 2011
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