UK water companies begin regional trading

Severn Trent aims to sell 30 million litres of water a day to Anglian Water, one of the seven companies that imposed a hosepipe ban last week, to help ease the shortage. Pumping from boreholes, Severn Trent plans to flow water from sources beneath Birmingham into the River Tame, which joins the Trent. The water will then flow to Gainsborough, Lincs, where Anglian Water will take it up. News of the plan emerged as Britain suffered an Easter washout, with widespread rain and wind. With winds hitting 50 mph in parts of the south of England, Wales suffered the wettest weather, with two inches falling in areas. Parts of the south-west of England experienced an inch-and-a-half. The Met Office said that the rest of the week is likely to remain the same, with unsettled weather everywhere. Read more: http://j.mp/IbCWpg