I know it's serious for you Southern folk but spare a thought for us "Up North" It never seems to stop raining here in the N W of England. We don't have water shortages but then we don't have nice weather. I would like a drought up here this year(please) just so I can look forward to more than 5 continual, uninterrupted dry days!!!
You can have some mate. I think there are ways of moving it from North to South via rivers and pipelines. I would much rather Mother Nature did it though and left us with a bit more dryer weather this summer.
It's raining here in Wiltshire today, but things are bad in my local town, Swindon. A large proportion of the town has its water supply boosted by pumping water from the River Kennet, south of the town. But all the waste water then drains into a tributary of the River Thames, north of the town. Not a drop goes back into the River Kennet, which is in a man made drought condition for a great deal of the year.
Serves all you Southerners right! I hope none of my water bill or taxes go to providing water for sprinkling the lawns of your zillion pound mansions...
jack, you're too late. Londoners already drink some water originating in the South which has passed through kidneys three times, or so I've read ['So I've read': my usual reliable source!]