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Kevin Grecksch

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Departmental Lecturer and Course Director MSc in Water Science, Policy and Management, University of Oxford

The UK hasn’t built a reservoir since Carsington Water opened in Derbyshire in 1992. Sue Burton Photography / shutterstock

January 13, 2025

The UK is surprisingly short of water – but more reservoirs aren’t the answer

Kevin Grecksch, University of Oxford and Kirsty Holstead, Wageningen University

The country should focus on reusing water and demanding less of it in the first place.

Dead fish on the Silchester Brook in Hampshire, England following the release of sewage by a water treatment works. Rob Read/Alamy Stock Photo

July 2, 2024

Renationalising water could fix sewage crisis – but no major party will do it

Kevin Grecksch, University of Oxford

Bans on water company boss bonuses, but no overhaul of Britain’s creaking (and leaking) water industry.

As periods of drought become more common, the consequences of an ill functioning water sector will be severe. malgosia janicka/Shutterstock

September 26, 2022

The UK’s water industry is broken – here’s how to fix it

Kevin Grecksch, University of Oxford

Unless action is taken, the UK will be unable to supply its own water needs in the future – we should look to water-scarce regions such as California for inspiration.

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