DELAY An artist’s impression of the proposed new reservoir at Havant Thicket
A HUGE reservoir to ease water shortages may not be built for another 25 years, it has emerged.
Portsmouth Water has put back its plans to build a £36m reservoir at Havant Thicket, a stretch of woodland and fields between Havant and Rowlands Castle.
The company initially proposed to start construction in 2015, with the reservoir being completed by 2021.
But it has now announced that it could be built between 2025 and 2035 – and only if it is justified.
The reservoir proposals have been fraught with delays after the government told the company to go back to the drawing board on devising its Water Resources Management Plan – a blueprint on how to meet customers’ water requirements for the next 25 years.
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