Thousands of Welsh firms licensed to abstract billions of litres of water as drought bites

Nation.Cymru staff/agencies More than 2,500 businesses in Wales hold licences allowing them to abstract vast quantities of water from rivers, lakes and underground aquifers, campaigners have warned as parts of the country remain in drought. Environmental charity River Action is calling for a review of abstraction licen

PRIVATE companies have licences to take trillions of litres of water out of rivers, lakes and aquifers a year, campaigners have warned as pressure on resources grows. Environmental charity River Action is calling on the government today to review all abstraction licences and ensure a fully funded water resilience plan