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Bewl Water is a reservoir in the valley of the River Teise straddling the boundary between Kent and East Sussex. It is about 4 km south of Lamberhurst, Kent, England. The reservoir was part of a project to increase supplies of water in the area. It supplies not only Southern Water’s customers in the Medway towns, Thanet and Hastings, but is also used by other water companies in the area. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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Lamberhurst is a village on the borders of Kent and East Sussex, although the parish was, at one time, in both counties. ...
Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ...
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Southern Water is the utility responsible for waste water treatment in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent, and for water supply in the much of same area. ...
Work began to dig the reservoir in 1973: by the time over 31,300 million litres of water had been pumped in, it was completed in 1975. It is now the largest body of inland water in south east England.
Every winter, water from the River Medway is used to top up the reservoir, when flows in the river exceed 275 million litres per day. The River Medway in England flows for 112 km from Turners Hill, in West Sussex, through Tonbridge, Maidstone and the Medway Towns conurbation in Kent, to the River Thames at Sheerness, where it is the latters last tributary. ...
The reservoir is host to a huge variety of wildlife. Many recreational activities such as sailing and walking take place on and around the reservoir; this makes it one of the region’s most popular attractions.
The estate is currently managed by Howard Mackenzie, who works closely with his team of rangers to ensure smooth running of Bewl.
It is slightly misleading to say that the reservoir was 'dug' as it resulted from the flooding of a naturally ocurring valley, dammed at one end. It is also worth noting that there is an outline plan to raise the water level by 6m - a decision to be made in 2010. Clearly local people, ecologists will be watching Southern Water's intentions with interest. SW do not mention their plans on their website...
External link
Southern Water's website on Bewl
CPRE on recent emergency measures
CPRE on water supply issues in SE England
Theyworkforyou website shows a little political interest
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