water demand

• population increase - 2008 = 61.4 million, over 80 million by 2050 = more houses
• water use per household increases
• more industry
• increased wealth - more water using appliances, 66% of houses had a washing machine in 1972, 2010 = 94%
• temperature increase - global warming, water shortages, drought

• reservoirs - Keilder
• rivers - Dee
• aquifers - under London
• springs

where an area uses more water than it has available

where an area has more water available than it uses

• mountainous area - more rivers, more oppourtunities to supply dams and reservoirs
• low population - less people displaced, more places to choose from
• likely to recieve more rain - provides more water

• cafes,  RSPB shops, gift shops, tourist information centre - booklets and panflets
• sailing and fishing on the lake - many regular tourists
• 2 chapels, 3 inns, 37 houses were lost under the construction
• village is a great position for tourists - thousands visit every year
• new village was built by the Liverpool Corporation to replace the one that was to be flooded
• very expensive (also pipelines and transport)
• £60 million in todays money

• wildlife now use the reservoir as their new habitat
• surrounding area has become a SSSI, National Nature Reserve, Special Protection Area, Special Area of Conservation

• 2 chapels, 3 inns, 10 farmhouses and 37 houses were lost under the flooding
• village of Llanwyddyn was lost in the flooding