THE world is misusing a valuable resource. According to a meeting of the World Water Forum in Kyoto (New Scientist, 29 March, p 5), we are mining some of our water reserves hundreds of times faster than they can be replenished. So I asked Elliot Morley, the new environment minister with special responsibilities for water resources, to outline government policy on the UK’s vital groundwater stocks.
Morley said the government recognises the importance of sustainable management of water resources and has reviewed the systems for licensing water abstraction in England and Wales. The review revealed the kind of changes needed…
