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Bewl Water Management.
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Bewl Water Management Bewl Water Reservoir is a major water management scheme in the South East of England, a reservoir that is vital to the water scheme in this area. It is a 1200-acre site that began construction in 1973. Its geographical location meant that it wasn't selected due to a large catchment area, which usually is the case. Bewl actually has a very small catchment area for its size, meaning on paper it isn't very efficient at gaining water for storage. There were other factors complimenting the building of Bewl Reservoir. It was in a sparsely populated area where the potential disruption was limited meaning the added economic cost was minor. In all only two farmhouses were actually moved, so the social impact was limited too. The environmental impact was also limited due to the fact that the land was mainly farmland with small ecological diversity or rare species....
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