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Southern Water unveils ‘ludicrous’ Norwegian fjord plan

A water company which loses millions of litres of water every day through leaks is planning to ship in water by tanker from Norway.

Southern Water, which serves 4.7 million customers, has submitted official plans to bring in 45 million litres of glacial meltwater daily for six weeks in case of drought.

The plan — which the Environment Agency and Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs need to sign off — will require £70million spent to build docking facilities to receive the water and £5million each year it is used.

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