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Lake District Pennine Hills North East Impermeable rock steep sided valleys Thirlmere dam Thirlmere Aueduct The Thirlmere water transfer scheme . The is part of a water supply system built by the Corporation Water Works between 1890 and 1925. The aqueduct was built to carry approximately 55 million gallons of water per day (250 megalitres/day) from Thirlmere to Manchester. The construction of the reservoir and aqueduct was authorised by the Manchester Waterworks Act of Parliament. The first phase was completed in 1897 and, for the pipeline sections, subsequent phases were completed in 1925. The first water to arrive in Manchester from the Lake District was marked with an official ceremony on October 13, 1894. Drought

Tuesday, 16 December, 2003, 16:47 GMT Drought measures granted to firm

Permission has been given to pump water from the Lake District to supplement the North West's water supply. wants "drought measures" put in place to safeguard the region's water supply. It had applied to the Environment Agency for permission to pump the water from and in the Lake District. On Tuesday, the agency issued permits to allow water to be pumped from the lakes to maintain stocks in the company' s Haweswater and Thirlmere The first ban on non‐essential use of water for more than a decade wa issued yesterday, as a report from the Environment Agency warned that a hot, dry summer could lead to one of the most serious droughts in the UK for 100 years, and raised the possibility of standpipes in the south‐east of England. The six‐month drought order granted to Sutton and East Surrey Water permits bans on washing cars, filling swimming pools, and watering sports grounds or parks. It is the first in England and Wales since 1995, and is being watched closely by other water providers. Thames Water, which supplies London and its suburbs, has yet to apply for a ban, but said it was monitoring reserves closely and a drought order was a "real possibility".