Drought hit field under cultivation
(2012) Drought-hit farmers in parts of East Anglia are bracing themselves for a potentially disastrous growing season after warnings that abstraction restrictions were “probable” unless significant rainfall comes soon. The last six months have been the driest since records began in 1921, prompting Anglian Water to issue a hosepipe ban for its domestic customers beginning on April 5. Farmers welcomed the ban, but said they are also facing up to the prospects of enforced water restrictions this spring or summer. The Environment Agency (EA) released an updated drought prospects report this week which says drought management actions, such as ‘hands off flow’ restrictions and section 57 irrigation bans, are probable throughout parts of eastern England, particularly if there is below average rainfall over the coming months.
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Location: Bawdsey, Suffolk UK
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