Water efficiency should just be an underpinning activity, you need to save water and not waste it and then you need these extra things on top like reservoirs and water transfers, and even desalination. If you don’t do the water saving bit you just need to build loads more stuff and you do get into a position where you need desalination pretty quickly

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The theme for this year’s National Apprenticeship Week is ‘Build the Future’ and is designed to encourage everyone to consider how apprenticeships help individuals to build the skills and knowledge required for a rewarding career.

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