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"Experts warn that decaying infrastructure and decades of underinvestment have made the [UK]’s water supply a vulnerability that could be exploited, in particular by Russia. That scenario has been underscored by heatwaves and drought, exacerbated by climate change.

A loss of supply could occur as a result of deliberate contamination, a cyberattack targeting automated systems, infrastructure failure caused by power loss or fire, or environmental factors such as drought."

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/environment/article/water-risk-shortage-5xzr3spzk

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@mike@sauropods.win 13 hr. ago

"Smith said he heard from “salt-of-the-earth lads” at water firms who had told him companies were avoiding routine maintenance on drinking water infrastructure.

“When I was in the industry it was sacrosanct not to take any risk at all on drinking water. That is now being taken and you’re seeing it played out at South East Water and a number of other companies,” said Smith, who runs a consultancy called Water-People."

Whoop-do-doo.

But remember, privatization is always more efficient.

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